The process Jeff Bezos used to interview job candidates before he was a CEO became the way Amazon decided who got the job

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• Amazon's hiring process has closely resembled that of investment-management firm D.E. Shaw, where Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos used to work.
• Interviewees were asked to solve tough brainteasers, so the interviewers could see how they approached difficult problems.
• Then all the interviewers voted on how much they want to hire the person.
• Bezos has expressed how important it is to hire the right people at Amazon.

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