What is Bar Raiser Amazon interview?

If you’ve interviewed at Amazon, you’ve had a Bar Raiser. A Bar Raiser (“BR”) is a special interviewer in an Amazon loop. And after the interview, you lead the debrief (which includes all the interviewers in the same room debating their data points) and make the final hire/no hire decision.

What is a Bar Raiser question?

A Bar Raiser is an interviewer at Amazon who is brought into the hiring process to be an objective third party. By bringing in somebody who’s not associated with the team, the best long-term hiring decisions are made and we can ensure that the company is always serving, surprising, and innovating for customers.

How do I prepare for Amazon leadership interview?

How to answer interview questions with Amazon leadership principles

1. Take them seriously.
2. Read the leadership principles carefully.
3. Memorize them.
4. Understand how interviews are evaluated.
5. Plan your answers using STAR.
6. Do I have to use their words in the answers?
7. Keep your answers short.
8. Prepare two stories for each principle.

How do you spot a bar raiser?

The easiest way to find out who the bar raiser is is to be told, and sometimes you will be. You can ask the recruiter if you think it would make you feel better to know, but they may not know/may not tell you. They won’t be in the department that is hiring. This is usually what will clue you in to their identity.

What is the bar raiser interview?

What is a Bar Raiser? A bar raiser is an experienced person added to an interview loop to ensure that it does not go horribly off the rails. Stated more optimistically, a bar raiser is responsible for ensuring that a candidate has a great experience, and Amazon makes a great hiring decision.

Is the bar raiser the last interview?

The bar raiser is one of the interviewers in the Loop interview (the final round).

Do bar raiser ask technical questions?

You don’t get asked technical questions The bar raiser is not focused on your technical expertise. They focus on knowing your leadership principles and how you can apply them to your role.

Do you have to memorize Amazon leadership principles?

The good news is that you don’t have to memorize all 14 Amazon Leadership Principles to get ready for an interview. Ownership – Leaders think long-term and prioritize long-term value over short-term success. They are owners, and they act on behalf of the company, not just themselves or their own team.

Which Amazon leadership principle do you resonate most with?

“Learn to be curious” resonates the most with me, because that’s my attitude to life and work. I am never satisfied with the things I know. I always strive to learn something new, to improve my skills. But I like also the rest of the principles, and they are definitely one of the reasons why I want to work for Amazon.