Blue Origin Interviewing Training Program
Videos
Easy to follow advice on how to best answer any non-technical interview question.
Assessments
Each module includes short knowledge-check assessments plus longer, skill-building evaluations.
- 4 Leadership Principles Skills Assessment (IC+Manager)
- Listening Skills Assessment
- 3 Interviewing Skills Assessments
- 15 Quizzes
Extras
Various other helpful tools.
- Stories Dashboard: Add, revise, rank & label your stories - using both quantitative & qualitative indicators (e.g. revisions to stories ratio)
- 17 types of feedback reports on your answers from 3 AI engines
- Predict questions for your upcoming interview using AI
- Demo story bank (goal: how could your story bank look like? Using AI)
- 252 YouTube videos summarized (goal: navigate them in minutes)
- List with over 1k behavioral interview questions (goal: practice lists)
BlueOrigin’s 14 Principles mapped to sections in the training programs
- Passion for our Mission Our mission is bold – to radically reduce the cost of access to space, harness in space resources, and inspire the next generation to enable millions of people to live and work in space for the benefit of Earth. Blue leaders are, above all else, mission-driven. Mission-driven leaders create and communicate a direction that inspires results, and their actions and attitudes are guided by “mission first.”
- Advanced Interview training program -> Vision & Strategic Thinking
- Amazon Onsite Training Program -> Think Big (section 1, section 2)
- Customer Focus Leaders start with their customers and work backward. They work vigorously to earn and keep customer trust.
- Advanced Interview training program -> Customer Obsession
- Amazon Onsite Training Program -> Customer Obsession (section 1, section 2)
- Deliver Results Leaders focus on the key inputs for their business and deliver on their customer commitments with the right quality in a timely fashion. Despite setbacks, they rise to the occasion and never settle. Leaders convey optimism without naiveté. They say, “let’s figure it out.” They take setbacks in stride and know it’s not about how they start, but how they finish. They display grit by refusing to stop at the first barrier and constantly looking for ways to move forward.
- Advanced Interview training program -> Deliver Results
- Amazon Onsite Training Program -> Deliver Results (section 1, section 2)
- Embrace Team Blue Going to space requires a team, and leaders know this. Leaders derive energy from pulling people together and moving in the same direction while leaving room for healthy tension and dissent. Leaders develop their teams by giving timely, critical feedback in the spirit of helping others and strengthening Blue.
- Advanced Interview training program -> Conflict & Influence (section 1, section 2)
- Resourceful Leaders are frugal and accomplish more with less, recognizing that constraints breed self-sufficiency, invention, and innovation.
- Amazon Onsite Training Program -> Frugality (section 1, section 2)
- Bias for Action Speed matters in business. Many decisions and actions are reversible and do not need extensive study. We value calculated risk-taking.
- Advanced Interview training program -> Ambiguity & Prioritization (section 1, section 2)
- Amazon Onsite Training Program -> Bias for Action (section 1, section 2)
- Ownership Leaders are owners. They think long-term and don't sacrifice long-term value for short-term results. They act on behalf of the entire company, beyond just their own team, and never compromise safety. They never say, "that's not my job."
- Ownership (section 1, section 2)
- Operational Excellence Leaders have a habitual drive to quickly correct errors at the root. Leaders ensure that defects do not get sent down the line and that problems are fixed so they stay fixed. They have incredible attention to detail. They replace good intentions with mechanisms and never rely on “we’ll do better next time.” They demand that processes exist to serve them; they don’t exist to serve processes.
- Amazon Onsite Training Program -> Insist on the highest standards (section 1, section 2)
- Advanced Interview training program -> Ambiguity & Prioritization (section 1, section 2)
- Earn the Trust of Others Leaders are sincerely open-minded, genuinely listen, and examine their own strongest convictions with humility. They value diversity in all its forms because different viewpoints result in novel ideas. Their openness enables them to trust those around them – and to earn the trust of others in turn.
- Advanced Interview training program -> Conflict & Influence (section 1, section 2)
- Amazon Onsite Training Program -> Earn trust (section 1, section 2)
- Hire and Develop the Best Leaders raise the performance bar with every hire and promotion. They value diversity, recognize exceptional talent, and willingly move them throughout the organization. Leaders develop leaders, invent mechanisms for people development, and take seriously their role in coaching others.
- Amazon Onsite Training Program -> Hire and Develop the Best (section 1, section 2)
- Insist on the Highest Standards Leaders have relentlessly high standards and always keep safety front and center. Many people may think these standards are unreasonably high. Leaders are continually raising the bar and driving their teams to hire great people and produce high-quality products, services, and processes.
- Amazon Onsite Training Program -> Insist on the highest standards (section 1, section 2)
- Advanced Interview training program -> Ambiguity & Prioritization (section 1, section 2)
- Technical Ambition and Simplicity Leaders push for high-performance architectures and are willing to break new ground with novel inventions. They look everywhere for new ideas and are not limited by “not invented here.” They always find ways to simplify. They do not accept requirements at face value and are willing to push back. They understand that medium-performing variants of high-performance architectures can meet mission needs and provide a path to higher-performing upgrades.
- Amazon Onsite Training Program -> Insist on the highest standards (section 1, section 2)
- Advanced Interview training program -> Ambiguity & Prioritization (section 1, section 2)
- Practice Humility Leaders are bold in their mission and humble in their execution. They look to the past for inspiration and knowledge. They know that there are many future lessons to be discovered and – more importantly – lessons to be truly learned. They know when to ask for help and embrace that help when given. Leaders are slow to take credit for their own contributions but are quick to point out the value of others.
- Advanced Interview training program -> Learning & Innovation (section 1, section 2)
- Amazon Onsite Training Program -> Learn & Be Curious (section 1, section 2)
- Have Backbone; Disagree and Commit Leaders are obligated to challenge decisions respectfully when they disagree, even when doing so is uncomfortable or exhausting. Leaders have conviction and are tenacious. They do not compromise for the sake of social cohesion. Once a decision is determined, they commit wholly.
- Advanced Interview training program -> Conflict & Influence (section 1, section 2)
- Amazon Onsite Training Program -> Have Backbone; Disagree and Commit (section 1, section 2)
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