Know Amazon’s 16 Leadership Principles
Before applying to Amazon, it’s essential to understand the company’s 16 Leadership Principles—the foundation of Amazon’s hiring, team culture, and promotion decisions. These principles emphasize:
- Customer obsession and deep respect for user needs
- Extreme ownership—even for problems outside your domain
- Bias for action, simplicity, and continuous learning
- Raising the bar for excellence across every function
Why it matters: Every resume line, test response, and interview answer should be filtered through these principles. This is how you prove you belong at Amazon.
Optimize Your Resume with JobTestPrep's Free CV Enhance
Tailor your resume to reflect Amazon’s culture and expectations using our free CV review tool:
- Highlight problem-solving, innovation, and leadership
- Use STAR format (Situation–Task–Action–Result)
- Mirror the language of Amazon's job description
Try Free Resume Review »Ace the Amazon Work Style Assessment & Work Simulation
These are two of the most critical first steps in the Amazon hiring process. Most candidates are rejected here because they fail to understand what Amazon is truly testing.
What You'll Face:
- Personality test based on Amazon's leadership values
- Work Simulation: Situational judgment questions that mirror real job scenarios
With our Amazon Prep Pack, you’ll:
- Practice answering in Amazon’s preferred tone and logic
- Avoid red-flag responses that lead to rejection
- Get expert explanations for each question
Prepare for Amazon Coding & Technical Tests
If you're applying for roles like Software Engineer, SDE, or Data Analyst, expect:
- Coding challenges (in Python, Java, C++, etc.)
- Logical and math-based puzzles
- Debugging simulations
Our Amazon Tech Test Prep Pack includes:
- Realistic practice questions
- Timed simulations
- Step-by-step logic explanations
Prepare for Amazon Interviews with JobTestPrep’s AI Interview Coach
Amazon’s behavioral interviews are based on STAR-format responses aligned with leadership principles. Preparation is critical.
With JobTestPrep’s AI-Powered Interview Tool, you’ll:
- Practice mock interviews tailored to Amazon roles
- Receive real-time feedback on clarity, content, and delivery
- Train using questions Amazon actually asks
- Improve storytelling and body language for video interviews
Sample Question: Amazon Work Simulation
Imagine you receive an email from a colleague with incorrect data in a report that has already been sent to a client.
What’s your next step?
A. Inform your manager and let them handle it
B. Respond to the client with the corrected data and apologize
C. Ask the colleague to fix the issue and resend
D. Wait to see if the client notices
