5 Keys to Getting A Job In Tech
This is the conversation I wish I could have with every Amazon candidate before we start.
I made this based on problems I see business school students struggle with as an interviewer at Amazon. I remember going through this myself in b-school so I put some ideas down that I hope can help.
Interviewing is a separate set of skills than the job you are actually applying for.
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I’ll try to explain:
what exactly an employer is thinking.
the real questions behind what is being asked and
how to make your stories a little more compelling by focusing on the main point.
It’s not a technical finance interview guide so it doesn’t have ‘how does a cash flow statement work’ and that kind of stuff.
It’s not very fancy. It’s just pointers I made up based on real interviews I have with candidates (there’s no textbook stuff, eg, S/T/A/R, S.M.A.R.T., etc).
There are no tricks or hacks. Just some new ideas for how to think about communicating more effectively.
I hope it can help!
And if you have any questions at all don’t hesitate to reach out: charlie@charleskunken.com
Howya doin’
I’m Me, Charlie Kunken
Finance at Amazon since 2014 (Finance Leadership Program)
MBA New York University, 2014
BS Cornell University, 2005
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½ of Goodbaby.band
Writer. Rider.
New Yorker. Artist
Since starting at Amazon in 2014 I’ve interviewed lotsa peeps. I was also a mock interviewer at NYU,
I’ve been where you are. I know what’s it’s like and I know I can help.
That about sums it up.
Interviewing is a communication game
And this is a breakdown of how to play it better.
Maybe its the difference
Between candidates who get the job and equally qualified candidates who have not yet mastered the right communication skills.
It’s just comm. Not rocket science.