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Tell me about a time when you had to fire someone.
- Behavioral
- Top-Interview
- Hard
- 45 min
Tell me about a time when you had to fire someone.
Additional context: Questions like this are often asked at Amazon to assess a candidate's fit with Amazon's Leadership Principles.
What this question tests
- Behavioral
- Structured problem solving
- Communication
- Trade-off reasoning
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