I have been trying to get an interview at Amazon for an auto role. I applied in the fall online (no response), messaged two of my amazon auto connections on linkedin (they read both but did not respond). I was able to get the cell phone number of a manager from a friend and left a message today. I have been in automotive sales on the vendor and dealer side for over 13 years (the job rec asks for 5-7). How can I approach this differently? Really appreciate input and suggestions! #automotive #amazon
Firstly, I do not recommend leaving messages on people's personal phones. Secondly, it's quite normal for people to not respond on LI. Usually the reply-back rate is ~10% Thirdly, fall is slow in hiring. Keep trying sometime next month onwards Forth, contact people on LI and ask for informational interviews Lastly, keep your options wide and not limit yourself to a single company Goodluck
Thank you for the advice!
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I applied for several positions at Amazon that I should have been very competitive for, not just merely qualified. Every time, even with a referral from a current Amazon employee, I went from "Application Received" to "No Longer Under Consideration" within 24 hours. I don't get it.
It's way more effective to message the recruiters on LinkedIn. Amazon recruiters message me pretty much every day.
Good advice. Are there any in particular that are most responsive you’d be open to sharing?
I just search for recruiters for the company I want, send an invite, apply on the website, then a couple days later I shoot them a message saying "hey I applied for X, can you tell me the next steps or other openings". Works like 50% of the time, sometimes I get ghosted, but I try multiple recruiters if I don't get a response and keep track in a spreadsheet. Got alot of interviews this way.
Wait. Amazon has auto business? Alexa?
Yes - I think it’s more ad sales than anything else. Which is my specialty.
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