How to Answer: Our Operations Managers are expected to develop their team members. How will you approach professional development with your direct reports?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for an Amazon job interview.
19. Our Operations Managers are expected to develop their team members. How will you approach professional development with your direct reports?
How to Answer
The interviewer wants to know how you approach mentoring, coaching, and developing the people you lead. True leaders see the importance of nurturing others and recognizing each person's potential. If you have one, consider giving an example from your work history that showcases your methodology to developing others. Last, be sure to tie your response to the characteristics and approach that Amazon is seeking in their next Operations Manager.
Answer Example
"I describe my approach to coaching, managing, and developing others as diligent, tenacious, and highly communicative. I am diligent in the sense that I follow company policy and lead by example. When it comes to tenacity in leadership, I am a consistent source of help and information to my other team members. I communicate like a leader because I make myself available to teach and also to learn. From my research, I understand that these are core characteristics of your existing leadership team, which makes me believe that my leadership qualities will be a natural fit for the culture Amazon has worked so hard to create in its fulfillment and distribution environments."