How does Amazon handle (or consider) a recommendation or reference from outside of the company?

Question

I'm in the early interview process for a position (it's L5 or above). A co-worker from a previous employer has offered to provide a letter of recommendation. The person is not an Amazon employee but is a very well-known/respected/successful figure in the field.

Any suggestions on how to have them share the recommendation? Send to recruiter? To hiring manager? Thanks.

CyberConsult · Accepted Answer

Sorry to relay this, but it really won’t hold any value, unless it’s from Bezos himself. Coming from someone who works for Amazon/AWS, and actively involved in the hiring process.

moneyMaker · Answer

We have internal tools to allow for referrals from employees. If a person is not or have never worked for amazon I’m not sure how a referral would be received as they don’t know the amazon hiring bar.

TBird · Answer

In other words, you’ll have to take your chances.

Thisguy · Answer

Thanks very much for the honest / pragmatic responses.

3mdXFSuUtoKgHwboOx · Answer

No impact at all.

How does Amazon handle (or consider) a recommendation or reference from outside of the company?

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