Management interview
- Tell me a little bit about your career and how you ended up in the position you are in today What did you major in at college? What is your role/title?
- How do you describe your position to someone who knows nothing about your industry?
- Describe the working environment at Amazon.
- How does your company embrace a culture of innovation and entrepreneurial thinking?
- In your area of responsibility, what types of innovations are you looking at?
- What does a typical day is like for you?
- Of the knowledge and skills you obtained prior to having this position, which ones do you think are the most valuable to you now?
- What type of candidates do you look to hire in your organization (the part that relates to innovation)?
- Are candidates with an entrepreneurial or innovative mindset specifically sought? What other traits/skills/etc. do you look for in candidates?
- What guidance would you provide to my classmates as they continue to explore innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship from a corporate perspective?
- Based on your experience, can you provide me with an example of how innovation has made a significant impact on Amazon? Conversely, how lack of innovation has impacted the company?
- In your opinion, how important is failure in the creativity and innovation of your product or service?
- What steps do you take to continually sharpen your personal and corporate innovation skillset?
- Do you see Entrepreneurship (or Innovation) ever becoming a separate functional unit in an organization?
