
As you'd expect from a trillion-dollar company, Amazon has a rigorous and unique recruiting process. Like many large tech companies, they don't put much stock in cover letters — which means your resume must stand on its own.
Like Zappos and Airbnb, Amazon bases its hiring decisions on culture fit as much as a candidate’s qualifications. The term ‘culture fit’ has courted bad press for eroding workplace diversity, but at Amazon it simply refers to a set of leadership principles that guide the company’s mission. "Customer obsession" is at the heart of it.