September 15: Hiring at Amazon
In his letter to shareholders, Jeff Bezos highlighted a hiring practice at Amazon that helps maintain an exceptional workforce.
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Source: 1998 Letter to Shareholders
Published: April 1999
Hiring at Amazon
In 1998 Amazon’s sales grew from $148 million in 1997 to $610 million – a 313% increase. The number of employees grew 250% from 600 to over 2,100.
In his letter to shareholders, Jeff Bezos highlighted a hiring practice at Amazon that helps maintain an exceptional workforce.
During each hiring meeting, managers are asked to consider three questions about every candidate:
Will you admire this person?
Will this person raise the average level of effectiveness of the group they’re entering?
Along what dimension might this person be a superstar?
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