Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Business-Lines (continued)
Recruiting Potpourri
Team Matching
Trainings
200
Name three diversity-focused groups that Amazon currently recognizes.
Black, Latina/o, Native American, PwD, Women, Veterans
200
This service provides secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers.
EC2
200
In a recruiting context, what does the acronym CRM stand for?
Candidate Relationship Management
200
Golang, Java, Docker, Kubernetes
Containers
200
Replace the following phrase with a single, more concise word: “With the possible exception of”
Except/excluding
400
Which of the three images below demonstrates "equity" in action?
B
400
A block storage service designed specifically for use alongside Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
EBS
400
What are the three main operators in a Boolean search?
AND, NOT, OR
400
C++, Python, Multithreading, Infrastructure Development
EC2
400
An interviewer assumes that a candidate who graduated from their alma mater will be a great developer. What kind of unconscious bias are they demonstrating?
Affinity Bias
600
Diversity has several visible dimensions like age, gender, and ethnicity, but there are also many dimensions that are impossible to tell simply from looking at someone. Name one example of an “invisible” dimension of diversity.
Many possible answers. To name a few: gender identity, education, communication style, location, income, class, work experience, neurodiverse, etc.
600
This managed service makes it easier for end-users to deploy, operate, and scale their own private mobile networks, with all required hardware and software provided by AWS.
AWS 5G
600
As AWS recruiters, we are expected to provide candidates with interview decisions in a timely fashion. What do we call this “Promise?” (HINT: it’s named after the specific SLAs for next-steps after PS and OS)
The 2 & 5 Promise
600
Rust, Java, Microservices, MongoDB
BOS
600
During a debrief, an interviewer reports that after noticing concerns on system design, they deemed behavioral questions to be irrelevant, and only gathered LP feedback on a surface level. What kind of unconscious bias is the interviewer demonstrating?
Halo/Horns Bias
800
What is the primary area of the pipeline we can influence as sourcers to achieve our diversity hiring goals?
Top of the funnel - “we have flexibility at the top of the funnel to feed as many strong, qualified diverse candidates into the funnel as possible”
800
In order to meet regulatory compliance requirements, a theoretical company must retain records for 10 years. These records do not need to be able to be retrieved quickly. Which team within BOS would be best equipped to execute this long-term, “cold-storage?“
Glacier
800
It can be difficult to filter candidates in Beamery by years of experience. Name one other tool/CRM we have access to that would allow you to sort candidates based on YOE.
LinkedIn, SeekOut, or HireEZ
800
Java, Node.js, ETL, Redshift
Marketplace
800
A business wants to track its performance and key metrics, then actively make adjustments every 3 months. What type of Amazon doc should they implement?
Quarterly Business Review (QBR)
1000
What affinity group exists at Amazon to support inclusiveness of LGBTQIA?
Glamazon
1000
This service gives end-users full control over their individual, virtual networking environment. Primary benefits/areas of focus include managed resource placement, connectivity, and security.
VPC
1000
According to AWS’ Global Talent Intelligence, name the top 3 companies SDE Amazonians were previously employed by in 2022?
Google, Meta, and Microsoft
1000
Java, C/C++, Automation, Big Data
MAS2
1000
What are the two things you should do if you encounter an AWS customer on social media who is extremely frustrated and using inappropriate words?
Contact customer support and do not respond