How to Answer: As a Warehouse Associate, how will you support and embrace Amazon's diversity and inclusion efforts?
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16. As a Warehouse Associate, how will you support and embrace Amazon's diversity and inclusion efforts?
How to Answer
No matter your job function, it's vital that you come ready to embrace and support the diversity and inclusion efforts of Amazon. On its careers site, Amazon outlines its near-term and long-term strategies for increasing diversity, which include:
- Building an inclusive culture. To meet this desire, Amazon has more than a dozen affinity groups that are employee-created and led. These include Amazon People with Disabilities, Body Positive Peers, Asians@Amazon, Black Employee Network, Amazon Women in Engineering, and many more.
- Developing the pipeline and hiring the best talent. Amazon recognizes that there is a diversity issue in the tech industry. They are working hard to solve this issue by launching a career program focused on inspiring and teaching millions of underprivileged and underrepresented students about computer science. Amazon has also committed millions of dollars to STEM programs for diverse communities. To make an immediate change, they also partner with organizations and academic institutions such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and women's colleges to reach underrepresented communities.
- Obsessing over customer inclusion. From the introduction of 'frustration-free packaging' and voice technology, Amazon focuses on accessibility in shopping, making daily experiences simpler for people with disabilities.
- Racial justice and equity. Amazon supports numerous policies to protect the Black community. They are active supporters of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and donate millions to organizations working to bring about social justice and improve the lives of the Black and African American community.
- LGBTQIA+ rights. Amazon was an early supporter of marriage equality. They also provide gender transition benefits based on the Standards of Care published by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). The company is also involved at federal and state levels in legislation and the passage of various equality acts.
A company that embraces diversity and inclusion efforts as much as Amazon does will need to see evidence that these values are important to you. Show how you contribute to D&I endeavors and discuss what you will specifically do as an Amazonian to support these efforts.
Answer Example
"I fully support diversity and inclusion in the workplace and believe that there are incredible benefits to a workplace built on equality. First and foremost, equality and inclusion should always be considered fundamental human rights. When it comes to the benefits of embracing diversity and inclusion in this role, I can play an important part by being an ally to my co-workers. I will bring my own perspectives as a minority, help increase the diversity of Amazon's talent pool by referring my network to exciting job opportunities, and positively add to various affinity groups through active involvement."