bar raisers

Extracted Attributes

• Scope

  Primarily used for corporate and professional roles at Amazon.

• Company

  Amazon

• Purpose

  To maintain high hiring standards, ensure every new hire raises the bar, evaluate candidates against Amazon's Leadership Principles, and foster long-term growth potential.

• Key Trait

  First principles thinking (as discussed in the context of leadership styles)

• Role of Bar Raiser

  Skilled Amazon interviewer, objective third party, typically from outside the hiring team, undergoes lengthy training, and serves as a steward of Amazon's Leadership Principles.

Timeline

• Rick Dalzell, then Amazon's CIO, founded the Bar Raiser program based on the principle that every new hire should raise the bar and demonstrate long-term growth potential. (Source: Web Search)

  1999

• The Amazon Bar Raiser program celebrates its 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of upholding high hiring standards and fostering a culture of innovation. (Source: Web Search (derived from 1999 founding date))

  2024

Raising the Bar

Raising the Bar may refer to:

Web Search Results

• What is a 'Bar Raiser' at Amazon?

  In addition to their day jobs, Bar Raisers are skilled Amazon interviewers who undergo lengthy training after being nominated and accepted into the program. They are passionate about our hiring process and serve as objective advisors during the interview process. Bar Raisers hold positions that are typically outside of the business for which the candidate is being interviewed, so they spot aspects of a candidate's strengths and learning opportunities that we might otherwise miss. They are [...] A Bar Raiser is an interviewer at Amazon who is brought into the hiring process to be an objective third party. By bringing in somebody who’s not associated with the team, the best long-term hiring decisions are made and we can ensure that the company is always serving, surprising, and innovating for customers. The role of the Bar Raiser is to be a steward of Amazon’s 16 Leadership Principles. ### Why are they called Bar Raisers? ### Why are they called Bar Raisers? [...] Although Leadership Principles are the foundation and culture of Amazon, in any role certain Principles will be more pertinent than others. Bar Raisers work with the hiring and recruiting team to understand the most relevant principles in which the candidate must naturally index, or those which can be learned and developed over time. ### What should people know about how Amazon hires? ### What should people know about how Amazon hires?

• Raising the bar: How Amazon hires for long-term growth and ...

  These Bar Raisers are interviewers who typically sit on another team and serve as an objective third party during the hiring process. Bar Raisers ensure we evaluate candidates not just on their functional skills, but also their alignment with our Leadership Principles and their capacity to learn and grow as future leaders. [...] ”At Amazon, we prioritize maintaining a high bar to foster a safe environment where candidates feel comfortable sharing their experiences and gaining deeper insights into our culture. As Bar Raisers, we play a vital role in Amazon's growth by upholding our standards and ensuring candidates have a positive experience. Bar Raisers are a dedicated team committed to lifting up our culture. Happy 25th Anniversary to our BR Program!” Luli Chaluleu, Vice President, Amazon Talent Acquisition [...] In 1999, then-CIO Rick Dalzell founded the Bar Raiser program on the principle that every new hire should raise the bar and demonstrate long-term growth potential to succeed at Amazon. On this 25-year milestone, we celebrate the global community of Bar Raisers and BRITs (Bar Raiser in Training) who uphold the highest standards in our hiring process. Their dedication to bringing in top talent has been instrumental in fostering a culture of innovation, customer obsession, and ownership.

• Who or what is the Amazon Bar Raiser and why should I ...

  Bar raisers are used in interviews mostly for the corporate or professional roles at Amazon, so if you’re applying for a job in the warehouse or delivery services, for instance, you don’t need to worry about this. ### How is the bar raiser going to be different than the other interviewers? Bar raisers are experienced interviewers who excel at getting data from candidates. [...] The easiest way to find out who the bar raiser is is to be told, and sometimes you will be. You can ask the recruiter if you think it would make you feel better to know, but they may not know/may not tell you. They won’t be in the department that is hiring. This is usually what will clue you in to their identity. The bar raiser is usually someone who has interview experience, meaning they’ve hired and retained employees. [...] You prepare for it the same way you prepare for the other interviewers. The bar raiser is looking for the same things that the other interviewers are in your answers. What is that? That’s a huge question - if you don’t know how to answer interview questions, see some of my other posts. Preparing for all of the interviewers is a worthy goal. But forget about preparing differently for the bar raiser.

• BarRaiser: Interview Intelligence Platform - Make Better Hiring ...

  BarRaiser's interview intelligence platform is transforming recruitment efficiency with its powerful AI. Our tool has helped clients save 30% of recruitment hours, saving 75 minutes per screening of candidates. As per our internal reports, each hire can potentially bring about a $4,000 reduction in costs, while job rollouts are completed 17% faster, allowing organizations to fill roles quickly. Through seamless integration, real-time insights, and AI-powered data analysis, BarRaiser empowers [...] Hiring has never been this easy; BarRaiser's Interview Intelligence Platform offers some awesome features you won’t find in many hiring tools. Our first in the line is Structured Interviews; with this multipurpose organizer, you can ensure consistency and fairness across interviews. The second in command is your official interview buddy, the Interview Co-Pilot. It helps navigate real-time discussions and guides interviewers with AI-driven suggestions. You’ll also receive Live Interview Feedback [...] With BarRaiser, we accelerated our hiring process and saved big on recruitment hours. Their structured interviews helped us hire hundreds of awesome engineers. We are super happy to have them as our hiring partners. sunil sunil #### Sunil KumarBarraiserBarraiser Barraiser Barraiser Testimonial Logo Testimonial Logo

• What is an Amazon bar raiser?

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