Amazon L6, LP interview questions

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Apr 15 21 Comments

Hello there,

I am trying to understand how to study them as my recruiter didn't make it clear.

What exactly do you ask regarding to LPs?

Is it something like, can you list 5 LPs?
OR;
Tell me about a time when you had customer obsession?
OR;
Tell me about a time when you disagreed with someone? (and somehow this is relevant to LP? If so what is the connection?)
Or is it something else

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    cmeomg911

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    cmeomg911
    Just find common behavioral interview questions.

    Look at the top 5 or so leadership principles.

    Have a few stories ready for each question that highlights a leadership principle
    Apr 15 5
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      cmeomg911

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      cmeomg911
      I think you mean the opposite (Ie you were right and director was wrong)?

      But more or less. This might be something like, your team/manager/etc were operating off of an assumption but you had a contradictory hypothesis and found data to confirm that. Or just a time in general where you were able to convince a group of something that had a positive outcome. This principle actually tends to show itself indirectly through other stories. Ie what you did in scenario A worked out.

      Actually looking at the principles again this is how I’d focus it, since there tends to be some overlap in how stories can be used. Ie “customer obsession” stories can also be told as “insist on the highest standards” most of the time

      Customer obsession: when did you go the extra mile to think, act, or advocate on behalf of the customer? Think about how to throw in elements of “insist on the highest standards” or “disagree and commit” or “are right a lot” if you had to sort of prove your case and that all ended up working out.

      Ownership: when did you do something that wasn’t your “job” or responsibility or took up an initiative or proactively did something to solve/prevent a problem? These can also often be told as “bias for action” or sometimes “think big” stories. Ie you saw a problem and decided to act quickly to solve it, maybe rightfully deciding that it was right to circumvent protocol in that case.

      Hire and develop the best: when did you help grow or deliver through others? Could be when you gave a team training or mentored someone or helped a struggling coworker.

      Have Backbone, Disagree and Commit: when did you push back on something? You don’t necessarily need to have “won” the argument, but maybe you were told to do X, didn’t think that was the right call, got data to back that up, and convinced someone of Y. This could also probably be told as “are right a lot”

      Dive deep: when did you have to go deep into the details to figure something out? Maybe to learn something new, or troubleshoot/investigate a tricky technical or product problem. The story you have for this could potentially be told as “learn and be curious as well”

      The rest can probably come out indirectly through those stories. Ie “Deliver results” is all about… delivering results lol. Maybe that happened under pressure or with limited time/resources and you communicated with your product manager to par down requirements when it seemed like you wouldn’t meet a deadline but wanted to deliver what would be most important for customers.

      So there’s a ton of overlap but I’d try and focus the stories on these main principles I’ve listed. If you’re asked a question about a principle other than these during the interview, take a minute to think about your entire list of stories and one or two of them should definitely work for that too
      Apr 16
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      amazem

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      OP
      Wow this is super useful thank you so much for explaining in detail!
      Apr 16
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    kj7844fv

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    kj7844fv
    Tell me about a time when you disagreed with someone? this as it shows you have backbone to disagree
    Apr 15 4
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      amazem

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      Okay gotcha. To me it doesn't sound like i should study anything about LPs. Just have some scenarios ready
      Apr 15
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      kj7844fv

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      kj7844fv
      you don’t have to pass on all LPs either - some like earns trust is a must. keep in mind the scope as others have pointed out and good luck
      Apr 15
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    lapxw281

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    lapxw281
    It’s not a test on memory. They are asking questions around those LPs and want to understand your experience and how you behaved in a given situation. Google the STAR interview format, they are literally filling out a worksheet for STAR points and will ask follow up Qs if you miss anything.

    Don’t overthink it, these interviews are not tricks or designed to be difficult to figure out. They just want to know your answer to the questions they ask.

    The thing that changes based on level is they are looking for broader scope / influence / depth.
    Apr 15 0
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    5024

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    5024
    the third one. tell me about a time when you did XYZ thing, which is related to an LP. so the example you mentioned, disagreed with someone, would be about having backbone. make sure for L6 your examples are really good. super high scope and complexity and impact. don't care if you disagreed with your manager about something trivial. i want to hear about you telling a VP they're wrong about a critical customer facing feature and willing to delay a high visibility release because the trade off was bad for customers and you had data to prove it
    Apr 15 1
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    P3rf3ct

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    P3rf3ct
    Prep resources your recruiter should have shared with you…

    LP Exercise Spreadsheet: https://tinyurl.com/39xn7vjk

    LP Prep Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpcxVE5JIX4

    SD Prep Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNQ9-kgyHfo
    Apr 15 3
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      P3rf3ct

      New

      P3rf3ct
      Fixed
      Apr 15
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      P3rf3ct

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      P3rf3ct
      DM for the spreadsheet link. Blind doesn’t like it on the main posts I guess
      Apr 15