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2013/10/20

If You Want To Work For Amazon, You Better Be Able To Answer These Questions

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Amazon is the world's largest online retailer, selling everything from books to shampoo, and lots of people want to work there.

We looked through Glassdoor's massive index of user-submitted interview questions for prospective employees to find the most thought-provoking ones asked at Amazon.

How would you answer some of these inquiries?

Disclosure: Jeff Bezos is an investor in Business Insider through his personal investment company Bezos Expeditions.

"Do you know our CEO? How do you pronounce his name?"

"Do you know our CEO? How do you pronounce his name?"

Reuters

"How would you solve problems if you were from Mars?"

"How would you solve problems if you were from Mars?"

YouTube/spacexchannel

"Tell the story of the last time you had to apologize to someone."

"Tell the story of the last time you had to apologize to someone."

Daniel Goodman / Business Insider

"What is the most difficult situation you have ever faced in your life? How did you handle it?"

"What is the most difficult situation you have ever faced in your life? How did you handle it?"

Zoological Society of London/Wildlife Conservation Society

"Walk me through how Amazon Kindle books would be priced."

"Walk me through how Amazon Kindle books would be priced."

Robert Johnson/Business Insider

"Who was your most difficult customer?"

"Who was your most difficult customer?"

Flickr/AfrikaForce

An angry ape.

"What is the angle between hour hand and minute hand in an analog clock?"

"What is the angle between hour hand and minute hand in an analog clock?"

Reuters/Djordje Kojadinovic

"You are Amazon and Samsung offers you 10,000 Samsung Galaxy 3s at a 34% discount. Is that a good deal?"

"You are Amazon and Samsung offers you 10,000 Samsung Galaxy 3s at a 34% discount. Is that a good deal?"

Steve Kovach, Business Insider

"What is the worst mistake you ever made?"

"What is the worst mistake you ever made?"

Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

"What would you do if you found out that your closest friend at work was stealing?"

"What would you do if you found out that your closest friend at work was stealing?"

Daniel Goodman / Business Insider

"If your direct manager was instructing you to do something you disagreed with, how would you handle it?"

"If your direct manager was instructing you to do something you disagreed with, how would you handle it?"

Instagram/antikvarus

"Describe what Human Resource means to you."

"Describe what Human Resource means to you."

"How do you detect whether or not a word is a palindrome?"

"How do you detect whether or not a word is a palindrome?"

Flickr/natalielucier

"Here's a string with numbers from 1-250 in random order, but it's missing one number. How will you find the missed number?"

"Here's a string with numbers from 1-250 in random order, but it's missing one number. How will you find the missed number?"

Flickr / Mikey Angels

"Are you willing to work on your feet for ten hours, four days a week?"

"Are you willing to work on your feet for ten hours, four days a week?"

Flickr/Mish Sukharev

"Do you think you'll reach a point where you storm off the floor and never return?"

"Do you think you'll reach a point where you storm off the floor and never return?"

Daniel Goodman / Business Insider

"What would you do if you saw someone being unsafe at work?"

"What would you do if you saw someone being unsafe at work?"

Daniel Goodman / Business Insider

"What would you do if somehow you misdirected 10,000 units of something?"

"What would you do if somehow you misdirected 10,000 units of something?"

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-interview-questions-2013-10?op=1#ixzz2iHFVaXk8

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