Amazon and Google positions posted for months

Four Winds Interactive
yoloTerax

Four Winds Interactive

yoloTerax
Feb 15, 2020 12 Comments

I’ve seen really senior positions at Amazon and Google postes for more than 6 months.
They seem really targeted to be ever green.
Does it really take them that long to recruit? Are they just sitting there? or they have already filled the position and forgot to take it down?

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  • Amazon
    zVjh74

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    zVjh74
    It takes them that long to fill the positions.

    Those positions are super tough to fill. Qualified candidates have many options and competition among companies is fierce.
    Feb 15, 2020 0
  • Four Winds Interactive
    yoloTerax

    Four Winds Interactive

    yoloTerax
    OP
    Feb 15, 2020 6
    • Amazon
      Northman

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      Northman
      Presumably none of the senior SDMs in the group are promotable to this role. Maybe none have the business experience or product chops to lead the product team or to be put in charge of a senior manager, PM-T Maybe all are recently promoted L7s who are still very far from the L8 bar. I don't know for sure, but promoting internally is not always an option. For an analogy - I only have one L6 SDM who is nearing the L7 bar right now who I could credibly promote - if he were to quit, I would be up a creek and have to hire an L7 externally to take his role, since neither an L6 external hire nor my other L6s could take it.
      Feb 15, 2020
    • Four Winds Interactive
      yoloTerax

      Four Winds Interactive

      yoloTerax
      OP
      This is good info Northman, thank you! In your eyes, what draws the line between L6 , L7 and L8 (at a high level).
      Feb 16, 2020
  • Amazon
    BlindIy

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    BlindIy
    My old role has been open since July of last year and hasn’t been filled yet.
    Feb 15, 2020 0
  • Amazon
    codem0nk3y

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    codem0nk3y
    Sometimes a single job ad is recruiting for 1+ actual positions. These companies are constantly hiring.
    Feb 15, 2020 1
  • eBay
    hvuv12x

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    hvuv12x
    Link? To better know what they need and why?
    Feb 15, 2020 0