Demonstrate Leadership in Challenging Situations and Decision-Making
Overview
This set evaluates leadership and behavioral competencies for a Data Scientist, focusing on ownership, stakeholder management, decision-making under uncertainty, root-cause analysis, innovation, and quality improvement within the Behavioral & Leadership domain.
Amazon
Aug 4, 2025, 10:55 AM
Data Scientist
Onsite
Behavioral & Leadership
55
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Amazon Data Scientist Onsite — Bar-Raiser Behavioral Loop
Context
You will be asked behavioral questions that assess Amazon Leadership Principles (LPs). Prepare concise STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) stories that quantify impact and explicitly tie your actions to LPs.
Questions
- Tell me about a time you failed to meet a commitment. How did you regain your stakeholder’s trust?
- Describe a situation where you had to dive deep into data or processes to find the root cause of a problem.
- Give an example of a decision you had to make quickly with limited information. What trade-offs did you consider and what was the outcome?
- Tell me about a time you pushed back on a customer request because you believed it was not the best solution.
- Describe your most innovative project where you simplified a complex process or product.
- Tell me about a time you strongly disagreed with a teammate but still had to move forward. What happened?
- Describe an unexpected obstacle that jeopardized a deliverable and how you still delivered results.
- Give an example of how you improved an already successful system by raising the quality bar.
- Describe a time you took ownership of something outside your formal responsibilities.
Hints
- Use STAR, quantify impact, and explicitly link actions to specific Amazon Leadership Principles.
- Prefer recent, high-scope examples. Include scale, ambiguity, constraints, and learnings.
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