Finance & Amazon Stuff

This is a collection of the books, slides, etc. made for helping you launch into the wonderful world of tech and tech finance.

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Amazon FAQ's
Amazon FAQ's

This is a list I started to compiling of frequently asked questions about working at Amazon.

If you’ve got something you’d like to know and don’t see it on here don’t hesitate to reach out:! charlie@charleskunken.com

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Interviewing w.Swag Free eBook - 5 Keys To Getting A Job In Tech
Interviewing w.Swag Free eBook - 5 Keys To Getting A Job In Tech

This is not one of those boring @$$ interview guides. It’s just the conversation I wish I could have with every Amazon candidate before we start.

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5 Tips For Analysts Starting In Finance At Amazon
5 Tips For Analysts Starting In Finance At Amazon

This is the coffee chat I have with new hires on Day 1. It’s some of the best advice I’ve collected from some very smart folks and used myself. (1) Be Useful Quickly; (2) Solve Problems (Don’t Create Solutions); (3) Start With The Micro; (4) 1-on-1 Strategy; (5) The 3 Buckets

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Biz-nass STUFF

This is a collection of blog posts related to work stuff. Every now and then we’ll throw it into an eBook for ya. You’ll recognize some of it above.

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Pilot #15 - Dennis Rodman Shows What Actually Makes You A Good Fit For A Job
Business, Interviewing, S0
Pilot #15 - Dennis Rodman Shows What Actually Makes You A Good Fit For A Job
Business, Interviewing, S0

It’s not how much you love a company, it’s how good you are at solving their problems.

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Business, Interviewing, S0
Pilot #12 - Charlie Bucket And The Lie About Resumes
Business, Interviewing, S0
Pilot #12 - Charlie Bucket And The Lie About Resumes
Business, Interviewing, S0

Resumes do not serve us as an account of everything we’ve ever done. They should be a ticket to where we’re going…

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Business, Interviewing, S0
Pilot #5 - Why Art is High Altitude Training for Work
Creativity, Business, S0
Pilot #5 - Why Art is High Altitude Training for Work
Creativity, Business, S0

Understanding the nature of creativity and how we use it at work reveals why art is the best way to exercise the creative muscles…

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Creativity, Business, S0
Pilot #4 - What West Wing Can Teach Us About Answering Behavioral Interview Questions
Interviewing, Business, S0
Pilot #4 - What West Wing Can Teach Us About Answering Behavioral Interview Questions
Interviewing, Business, S0

The purpose of behavioral questions is not to tell specific stories about your past. It is to use stories to signal to interviewers how you are going to behave in the future. Here’s how to do it…

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Interviewing, Business, S0
Pilot #2 - How To ‘Walk Me Through Your Resume’
Interviewing, Business, S0
Pilot #2 - How To ‘Walk Me Through Your Resume’
Interviewing, Business, S0

There’s a 2,000 year old trick to nailing this classic interview opening…

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Interviewing, Business, S0
Pilot #1 - The Fundamental Principle for Interviewing
Interviewing, Business, S0
Pilot #1 - The Fundamental Principle for Interviewing
Interviewing, Business, S0

I was focusing on well-constructed answers while missing the fundamental principle all along…

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Interviewing, Business, S0

The Transformation Summer Series (TSS)

This is a series of the posts we ran in Summer 2019 all for the purposes of lighting a fire under yo @$$.

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TS #10 - Why You Must Live Your Truth (The Transformation Series Finale)
TS #10 - Why You Must Live Your Truth (The Transformation Series Finale)

Shine a light where only you can reach.. We need more Avengers…

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TS #9 - Stop Letting Your Fear Rule Your Decisions
TS #9 - Stop Letting Your Fear Rule Your Decisions

There are only two poles from which you can operate when making decisions. Fear is one…

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TS #8 - How To Stop Fearing The Judgement Of Others
TS #8 - How To Stop Fearing The Judgement Of Others

A mindset shift that can free you from the main thing holding you back…

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TS #7 - Your Concept of The Time In Front Of You Is Broken
TS #7 - Your Concept of The Time In Front Of You Is Broken

It takes 7 years to build mastery. That either sounds long to you or it sounds like you have time to become very good at 7 totally different things after college. Which perception you take is your test....

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TS #6 - Change Your Day, Change Your Life
TS #6 - Change Your Day, Change Your Life

Transformation Series #6 - The lifestyle required for your dream seems maverick because you’re only comparing it to the people in your immediate vicinity…

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TS #5 - It's Time For Some New Scripts
TS #5 - It's Time For Some New Scripts

Transformation Series #5 - You are and will become the product of the things that imprint their influence upon your brain. So who’s choosing them for you?...

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TS #4 - You Don't Have To Know Where 'There' Is To Get Unstuck
TS #4 - You Don't Have To Know Where 'There' Is To Get Unstuck

Transformation Series #4 - If you only realized it, you’d see that you can start to reverse it this week...

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TS #3 - Stop Telling Yourself 'Things Are Reasonable'
TS #3 - Stop Telling Yourself 'Things Are Reasonable'

Transformation Series #3 - “Here lies Ned. His expectations were reasonable.” Let me ask you…how does that feel?…

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TS #2 - How To Start Creating Freedom
TS #2 - How To Start Creating Freedom

Transformation Series #2 - How to gain the leverage to call your own shots…

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Transformation Series - #1 The Games You Are Playing (Wake Up)
Transformation Series - #1 The Games You Are Playing (Wake Up)

Did you even know you were in one?…

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8 important things I doodled on a napkin

An illustrated manifesto.