When I was first approached by AWS, I was on a solid career path and about to get promoted, I was happy with my position, but lacking something, I couldn’t quite figuring out… Until, I met the LEAP Events team, which introduced me, not only to AWS, but to a team of professionals that had… Read more “Romulo Juarez”

Hi Siobhan, I just wanted to thank you and your entire team for such an AWSome experience. It was great to hear from Amazon LEAP Interview Summit recruiters, and be given the opportunity to ask questions for further clarification. It really shows how the LEAP Event and AWS Business team cares about helping potential candidates… Read more “Ramy Afifi”

The LEAP Interview Summit program was a great opportunity that created key access points with senior leaders which made the difference in my final decision to join AWS. Not only did LEAP better prepare me for the interviews it also allowed me direct engagement with various leaders to help me understand what a day in… Read more “Jon Burton”

The Amazon loop process was intimidating, but Siobhan prepared me for success by explaining the Amazon Leadership Principles and the STAR methodology thru the LEAP Interview Summit program. Siobhan and the LEAP program helped me pivot when they looped me for a better role fit while keeping me motivated to engage in the process. While… Read more “Shannon Thoke”

I wanted to take out time to mention how impactful the LEAP Interview Summit Program was for me (and am sure for others), while preparing for my interview with AWS in April 2022. The LEAP Leadership Panel was one inspirational session to get an upfront opportunity to hear leaders within Amazon talk about reaching their… Read more “Saikat Gomes”

The LEAP Interview Summit gave me got a good idea about Amazon culture and let have space to ask wider questions with the 1-1 LEAP Coffee conversation which sometimes difficult during intense interview calls/sessions. I also was able to hear directly from leaders on the LEAP Leadership Panel about their diverse backgrounds and how they… Read more “Nikhil Nayar”

I am incredibly grateful for the support and guidance provided by the LEAP Interview Summit team during my hiring process. Their efforts to prepare me for the interview were instrumental in helping me feel confident and prepared, and I truly appreciated the diversity in the loops which made for a well-rounded experience. Additionally, attending the… Read more “Rupa Boddu”

I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the LEAP Interview Summit. When I got the opportunity to interview for Amazon, I was thrilled but also a bit unsure about what to expect. It had been a while since I had gone through an interview process, and I knew that the competition would be tough.… Read more “Khalid Abdulla”

The LEAP Interview Summit program was in invaluable experience for me as an interview candidate. The LEAP Events program provided me the opportunity to hear from leaders about their own career journey to AWS, Amazon culture, and to speak one on one with a peer in an informal setting to ask about a day and… Read more “Corey Neal”

I had only really interviewed once, ok maybe twice in my career prior to interviewing for Amazon. I was usually tapped on the shoulder to take on my opportunities in majority of my previous roles. I wasn’t prepared to tell my story effectively using the Amazonian way. I’m grateful for the support that LEAP Interview… Read more “Jackson Aimiuwu”

I was hired through the LEAP Interview Summit program. Starting from encouraging me to considering an opportunity at AWS to helping me understand AWS’s unique interview process and helping me prepare for it, the LEAP team played an important role in my joining AWS. Through many touch points in the interview process, I got to… Read more “Swati Choksi”

As a LEAP alumna, I credit Siobhan Neilland and the LEAP Interview Summit for helping me get prepared for the loop process. Through the 1:1 interview coaching sessions, L7 leadership panel and 1-1 LEAP coffee chat with business leader, I was able to gain insights into the Amazon culture and the different roles within AWS.… Read more “Susan Chuck”

Going through LEAP Interview Summit was fundamental in my hiring process and provided me with a great experience as a candidate. I had the opportunity to hear what it means to be a successful leader from AWS Leadership on a LEAP virtual summit and on 1:1 coffee chat meetings. It was very helpful to learn… Read more “Tiago K Sanchez”

I met Siobhan in 2018, when she properly educated me on how to pursue an opportunity at AWS. It was her direct coaching and motivation that led me through a successful LEAP Interview loop, and eventually hired at AWS as a senior leader. Siobhan became a trusted partner for me as a candidate, and provided… Read more “Janet Moore”

I first met Siobhan in 2020 when I explored opportunities at Amazon thru the LEAP Interview Summit. Siobhan immediately became a trusted partner for me as a candidate. She explained the different tools available to me about the interview process, how to succeed, and how to rethink my approach to my brand, which was more… Read more “Marjorie Abdelkrime”

I thought the LEAP meetings were extremely helpful. I was able to listen to current employees on what to expect during the interview process, but more importantly I learned what they expected from me as a candidate and as a future employee. It was great to have a communication channel outside of the official hiring… Read more “Stefan Mationg”

The interview process at Amazon is unlike any other company and can be overwhelming. The LEAP Interview Summit gave me an opportunity to learn about the process and helped prepare me to showcase my brand. I often tell people about my journey joining AWS and how the LEAP program prepared me. Most people can’t believe… Read more “Tracy Honeycutt”

I really liked the LEAP Virtual Interview Coaching presentation. It was helpful to get the tips about incorporating data and metric into my stories. I wrote most of them last weekend and now I will update them with data. I also would now love to do the same with my CV. Siobhan encouraged us to… Read more “K.M.”

Thank you for the email and the terrific interview preparation resources in the SER LEAP Executive Interview Coaching.

Siobhan – I was pleasantly surprised to see your friendly face ad welcoming presence in the LEAP virtual setting. The guidance and insights you offered yesterday clearly was an indication to me that Amazon truly cares about the hiring process and developing their employees. I feel fortunate that I was selected to go onto the… Read more “J.H.”

Dear Siobhan: I just wanted to let you know that I found your LEAP Virtual Interview Lounge and training tips and resources to be extremely helpful, so much so that, earlier this week, I was offered the role at Amazon that I had applied for. I’ll be starting on March 14 as an Executive Education… Read more “M.H.”

Thanks very much for the LEAP virtual lounge tips! I plan to join again tomorrow. I found particularly helpful the guidance to not “name drop” the Leadership Principles, as that was exactly what I had planned to do. I also appreciated your comments on imposter syndrome. This tends to not be an issue for me, however… Read more “Brad C”

Siobhan, Thank you so much for the LEAP Coaching interview lounge you created for Amazon, it was quite informative. I have spoken to Amazon a few times and really feel your program is instilling some confidence for me to fire on all cylinders during the virtual onsite! It will be great to be considered for… Read more “Mir”

I am thankful to all of you and Julius for connecting with me last Friday, explaining how to prepare, and setting me up with Siobhan’s leap virtual interview coaching calls. I haven’t interviewed in past 20 years and Siobhan’s calls packed with insights and tips were extremely useful for my preparation.  I am very excited about this… Read more “D.R.”

Hi Siobhan, thanks for the emails you sent out this afternoon with additional interviewing resources. I believe my interview with the Hiring Manager went well today, so I will start preparing in case I get invited to the loop interviews as a next-step. Again, appreciate all the help you’re all doing for us on the… Read more “John”

Hi Siobhan, thanks for conducting LEAP Virtual Leadership Interview Coaching Lounge. It was very helpful, especially about what we should expect during  first phone interview and then during on-site/virtual interviews. I have my first phone interview next week.  Like you said,  “I got this” 🙂

Today really was awesome! I cannot thank you enough for all your Interview Prep work. I know it can’t be easy to wrangle so many people and schedules. It was an absolute pleasure working with you and the SER team; it was such a joy meeting everyone today and getting to learn a bit more about… Read more “Laura”

You are doing amazing job Siobhan ! I get great feedback from my candidates about your LEAP workshop

THANKS So Much ! Several of my candidates have told me how helpful these LEAP sessions are.

Hi Siobhan, I’m super happy to hear that the LEAP program and events are expanding! Huge congratulations to you for putting together such an amazing program, and THANK YOU for helping me find my way to Amazon through this LEAP program.

Hi Siobhan! I hope your day is going great. I wanted to let you know I have been promoted to a leadership role. Again, thank you again for the LEAP program. The counsel/direction you gave me in how to answer questions and be comfortable with speaking about yourself and your achievements served well during my… Read more “Lisa”

Super appreciative of this resource – I just attended a LEAP lounge a few weeks ago (thanks to Siobhan’s encouragement!) and started sending out to all of my candidates and am really excited for the way it’s prepping candidates and covering gaps where recruiters don’t have a full hour to spend prepping each candidate. Thank… Read more “M.O.”

Siobhan thanks for the work you and your team do in the LEAP program.  All the feedback I got from my candidates that went there was excellent.

Siobhan!! Truly – the work y’all are doing is wonderful!! Thank you times a thousand for the LEAP work!! I hope you have a great weekend also!

I attended the LEAP Coaching Lounge this afternoon… AWSome job Siobhan!! SO incredible!! Thanks for sharing your insight with candidates!  I’ve already send candidates through the sessions and all have said how valuable it was.

I just finished the LEAP Virtual Interview and it was incredibly helpful. Siobhan and team did an excellent job and it offered a depth of insight. I wanted to follow up and thank you for sending me the registration for these sessions. The preparation and depth of insight that it offers in the interview process… Read more “Jeff”

Thanks Siobhan for the excellent LEAP training session today. Very helpful and I appreciate what you have created here to help AWS hire the best of the best. Great session. I am working on all of the suggestions.

Thank you for the invitation to the LEAP webinar. It was extremely helpful in preparing for my first round interview.

Hello. I just finished the LEAP AWS Virtual Leadership Interview Coaching Lounge led by Siobhan. I found the session very informative and extremely helpful. Siobhan led the session in a way that was engaging, interesting and fun. She also spent extra time answering all the questions that were asked by the participants in a very thorough and… Read more “Kerry”

I wanted to take a moment to thank you for suggesting I attend the AWS SER LEAP Executive Interview Coaching. Siobhan has developed an impactful and helpful session and the SER TEAM were excellent facilitators. I appreciate the openness and desire to share knowledge I have seen thus far at Amazon, as well as the… Read more “Greg”

Thanks so much for the invite to the LEAP Interview Coaching Lounge. What a great help to hear from recruiters. Siobhan was extremely gracious with her time and stayed until the last question was answered. It really shows how the team cares about helping potential candidates be successful and see how they match the Amazon culture and… Read more “Todd”

Hi Siobhan’! I’m Sky Howard and I wanted to reach out to say thank you for such a great LEAP session today. I found it incredibly informative and will use your tips to crush my interviews next week. Thanks again! Have a great rest of your evening!

Good morning Siobhan and LEAP Team – Sharing the below from one of my Business Partners whom I’ve shared the LEAP offerings with during our recent engagement as a mechanism for successful Candidate Experience.  Thanks to the team for all of the work behind the scenes to make this a truly impactful experience and tool… Read more “Anthony”

Siobhan, just wanted to send you a note letting you know I received an offer from AWS and excited to say I will be an Amazonian! The LEAP event and coaching was very helpful in the recruitment process. I felt prepared and relaxed for each interview based on the information I received at your presentation. Thank… Read more “B.P.”

Hello Siobhan, how are you? I had an amazing session from your team with respect to the LEAP coaching. Just wanted to extend my gratitude to Siobhan, your team & you for such a wonderful session.  You gave a lot of information with respect to preparation for the loop interview. It increased my confidence to face… Read more “C.K.”

Thanks so much! The LEAP virtual coaching lounges have allowed me to really focus in the specific areas of concern for the candidate while giving our candidates best experience possible. I cannot thank you enough for all the value you bring to the table. BTW – here is quote from a candidate today who also… Read more “C.B.”