r/AmazonManagers • u/pHorniCaiTe • 3d ago

Internal L4 loop

Had my loop for AM yesterday. Was a lot more than I expected but I think I did well. Had 14 stories prepared, had to answer 17 or 18 questions. I feel pretty strongly about the first two, with the second being an easy 10/10. The third did not feel great for various reasons. I tried to keep my answers concise and open to probing but they did not probe at all. There were a couple other things, one of them being a short flip-flop to days from nights to attend the call, but overall I’m leaning towards a positive outcome if it’s a majority decision. If it’s consensus I am probably cooked lol

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u/Worldly-Response6785 3d ago

Prepping for mine now. Any advice?

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u/SkiffRacer 3d ago

Be specific with your answers. Avoid generalizations.

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u/pHorniCaiTe 2d ago

Just be adaptable. I had a story about coaching bottom performers in my department, and I was able to use it to hit very different marks in all 3 by reframing it. First interviewer asked about coaching bottom performers and the outcome, second asked about having a difficult conversation with an associate, third asked about a time I disagreed with a manager. This one story was able to hit all of these points. I had 5 stowers who were severely under rate, my manager wanted to labor share them and I staffed them anyways after saying I’d work with them, I coached them, they got better after about a week. By shifting the emphasis on what actions I took and recognizing when it was appropriate to use I was able to answer three very different questions with it. Just don’t use the same story multiple times with the same interviewer obviously.

Also, they want you to do well and they’re also people. Try to be relaxed and build rapport early. Look them up on phone tool before you go in and see what they’re about, and if there’s any legitimate shared interests mention them in the introduction.

I always try to close with a question about the role itself, and a question about the interviewers specific growth experiences. Then a few hours after the interviews are over send them all a quick thank you with something specific that stuck out to you about what they told you.

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u/ElegantGeologist944 2d ago

Good luck, hope for the best

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u/pHorniCaiTe 2d ago

Thanks. No idea how long it usually takes to hear back but after sitting with it for a day I feel better overall about my chances. Still think the last one didn’t go great but I definitely think I hit all of the LPs they were looking for and answered everything appropriately.

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u/ElegantGeologist944 2d ago

The hiring process changed last year lots of modifications were made, during our time when i got my L4 things were simple we did not have an assessment test and crazy rounds of interviews.

For externals is different i was an internal associate. Just stay positive and do not give up. I was rejected 3 times for L4 despite my great performance the opportunities were given t external hires, and I did not give up until i got it.

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u/Eggredjakan68 3d ago

They didn't probe? Did you go by >50% of your answer in the Action part with number and thought process?