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How do you prioritize tasks?

Questions like this are often asked at Amazon to assess a candidate's fit with Amazon's Leadership Principles.

Interview experiences

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DoorDash · 7 days ago
"Behavioral : Very smooth and friendly Case: Stress test. Cold attitude by the interviewer from the very first minute"
BizOps & Strategy
Lyft · 3 months ago
"The process was very easy. The questions were not difficult but I didn't have a strong delivery of my answers as I didn't prepare a strong STAR approach."
Product Manager · Mid Level / L4
Microsoft · 5 months ago
"The process started with a recruiter reaching out on LinkedIn, followed by a 30-minute phone screen focused on my background, motivation, and logistics. It was conversational and low-pressure — the recruiter walked me through what the role involved and what the loop would look like, which helped me prepare. From there it moved to a hiring manager conversation and then a virtual loop covering behavioral questions, analytical skills (SQL, data visualization, requirements gathering), and a case-style discussion on turning data into business recommendations. What went well: The recruiter was personable, transparent, and responsive early on, and set clear expectations. The interviewers were engaged and the questions were fair — grounded in real business-analyst work rather than trick questions. The behavioral portion gave me room to show impact using concrete, quantified examples. What didn't go well: The pace between stages was uneven — there were noticeable gaps of silence (a couple of weeks at one point) with little proactive follow-up, which made it hard to gauge where I stood. Scheduling the loop took longer than expected, and communication was less consistent once it moved past the initial recruiter screen. A bit more visibility into timeline and next steps would have improved the experience."
Business Analyst · Entry Level / L3
Chime · 6 months ago
"Interview was okay. Prepare behavior questions, and SQL questions. SQL involved date calculation, and aggregation"
Data Scientist · Senior / L5
Roblox · 6 months ago
"After the recruiter call, the recruiter shared my profile to hiring managers who had headcounts. I talked to one hiring manager, I was asked about my recent projects and some behavioral questions. Overall, very common questions about historical projects and behavior questions."
Data Scientist · Senior / L5
Apple · 6 months ago
"I got into Apple through an internal referral and interviewed for two EPM roles, but I completed the full process only for Siri. The Siri process took about two months from late January to late March, started with just recruiter emails instead of a recruiter call, then a short hiring manager chat, then a six person loop of 30 minute interviews, and then two additional director conversations. The whole thing felt much more casual than other big tech interviews I have done, with a lot of behavioral and project walkthrough questions, a lot of time left for my questions, and almost no real technical grilling. The most unusual parts were how many senior people I met, including directors after the loop, and the fact that my hiring manager came back in the loop and asked me zero interview questions. I passed the interviews, but I am still negotiating because the level and compensation came in lower than I expected."
Technical Program Manager
Apple · 7 months ago
"9 rounds of interviews total. The process was very long but relatively easy compare with other FAANG companies. Mostly focus on behavioral."
Technical Program Manager · Senior / L5
Google · 7 months ago
"I got this interview after applying to Google a ridiculous number of times over the years, with and without referrals, so when I finally got traction it honestly felt partly like timing. My process was recruiter, then a hiring manager technical screen, then three video interviews across leadership, GCA, and RK, but the themes blurred a lot more than I expected. The biggest thing I noticed was how team-specific TPM hiring felt, so I had to make my experience sound directly usable for that team instead of giving broad Google answers. I originally interviewed for a device-side TPM role, passed the loop, and then went through team match and landed in a different org. I got the offer and accepted it, and my main takeaway was that you really have to spoon-feed the fit and show how you would hit the ground running."
Technical Program Manager · Senior / L5
HashiCorp · a year ago
"It was a great experience and good working with the recruiter. I would say it was mostly behavioral talking about my experience and typical PM scenarios based around that."
Product Manager · Mid Level / L4
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Validus Capital · 2 years ago
"The process was more rigorous than anything I’d done at other big tech companies, but the recruiter was accurate and helpful in guiding preparation, which I really appreciated. A few things caught me off guard: one round had unexpected case-style questions that weren’t mentioned beforehand. Overall, the structure was fair, and the interviewers were professional, though the pacing felt a bit rushed at times."
Product Manager · Senior / L5

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