http://www.jobster.com/at/person/show/11446?hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/assets/images/jobster/logos/rss_logo.gif http://www.jobster.com/at/person/show/11446?hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:02:52 GMT Most recently updated answers by Jeff Dixon http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/8361?answer_class=AnswerBase Aside from the various O'Reilly books on various and sundry developer topics (PERL seems to be the mainstay on most developers' bookshelves: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0596000278/), books that discuss Amazon's web services seem to be popular items. Check out http://www.amazon.com/dp/0782143075/ or http://www.amazon.com/dp/0596005423/ for popular examples. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:02:52 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/8361?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/8342?answer_class=AnswerBase Varied. In the the seven years that I worked at Amazon I changed offices every 6-9 months. Sometimes I shared an office, somtimes I had my own. Sometimes I had a small office, sometimes it was spacious. Sometimes I had a window that could open, sometimes I was on the inside of the building. One learns not to amass too much *stuff* in order to make the moves easier. The one constant in every workspace is a door desk, but watch out...they can rip your pants if you're not careful. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:02:52 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/8342?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/69642?answer_class=AnswerBase The interview process at Amazon is grueling. Assuming you get by the 2-3 phone screens, you should expect no less than five to six 45 minute interviews on site. Furthermore, the interviews are not easy. There are few to no softball questions. Interviewers expect that you know all aspects of Amazon's business, so do your homework. For developers the process is even more grueling. Expect to write code on the whiteboard. Once the interview loop is complete all five to six interviewers meet to discuss the candidate. While consensus is encouraged, there are two people that must be absolutely convinced that you are the right person: the hiring manager and the 'bar raiser'--a trained interviewer that spoke to you on the interview loop. In general, the most senior person on the loop carries the most sway in these conversations and general will lead to the ultimate success or demise of the candidate, so really try your best to impress the senior folks on your loop. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:02:43 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/69642?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/124262?answer_class=AnswerBase I had such a long tenure at Amazon that I worked on a lot of things (check my CV for the full run down). My last job at Amazon was defining the product soup-to-nuts for a digital music offering that is yet to launch at the time of this writing. Before that I managed a group of product folks that were responsible for developing all of Amazon's 3rd party selling products. My group managed all product decisions related to Amazon's Merchants@ and Marketplace products (3rd party selling on Amazon.com), as well as Amazon's. Merchants.com product (hosted ecommerce solutions). Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:02:37 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/124262?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/132519?answer_class=AnswerBase Recipient of Faculty Award for Academic Excellence awarded to top 10% of graduating class Thu, 17 May 2007 18:11:22 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/132519?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/132517?answer_class=AnswerBase Launched iQuantic as the second professional of a start-up consulting firm to the high-tech industry. Led teams of associates on engagements that translated clients' business objectives into creative equity-based reward strategies. Created the most widely-used annual survey on equity pay practices in the high-tech industry. Thu, 17 May 2007 18:10:37 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/132517?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/132515?answer_class=AnswerBase Managed a team of eight employees at the motor division of an Indian-based manufacturing company with revenues of $500 million. Led the team in assessing the division's order processing function. Recommended and implemented process changes that reduced order processing cycle time by 50 percent while increasing order accuracy. Thu, 17 May 2007 18:09:30 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/132515?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/132513?answer_class=AnswerBase DIGITAL MUSIC 2005 - 2006 Managed software product development for a to-be-launched web- and client-based digital music product offering. Oversaw all strategy and product requirements definition from back-end services to customer-facing elements. 3RD PARTY APPLCATIONS 2002 - 2005 Led all aspects of global software product development for three products that account for more than 30% of Amazon's unit volume globally. These products, Marketplace, Merchants@ and Merchants.com, focus on third-party sales, both on and off Amazon web properties. Managed a team of six product managers. Responsible for all merchant- and buyer-facing market and customer research, product strategy, requirements definition, and launch-related activities. MARKETPLACE 2001 - 2002 Managed the third-party seller P&L for Amazon's books, music, video and DVD product lines through a team of four product managers and account managers. Monitored competition, managed pricing for both buyers and sellers, and secured technical resources for product and feature enhancements. CORPORATE ACCOUNTS 2000 - 2001 Managed the entire development and launch of Amazon's Corporate Accounts product, a scalable, self-service purchasing program for institutional customers. Conducted primary and secondary research, as well as created marketing requirements, financial models, product requirements and use cases. Developed usability studies and directed design and editorial decisions. Worked closely with third-party credit underwriter and software engineers during all aspects of development and testing. Developed sales and marketing strategy and promotional campaigns. BOOKS DIVISION 1999 - 2000 Managed the Professional & Technical book categories. Oversaw the Computers & Internet category site redesign. Managed in-stock availability and pricing. Responsible for all promotional and advertising activity. Optimized return on investment in editorial, licensed and customer-generated content through content-related A/B tests. Thu, 17 May 2007 18:08:33 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/132513?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/132507?answer_class=AnswerBase Managed software product development for a to-be-launched web- and client-based digital music product offering. Oversaw all strategy and product requirements definition from backend services to customer-facing elements. Thu, 17 May 2007 18:03:19 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/132507?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/132503?answer_class=AnswerBase Led all aspects of global software product development for three products that account for more than 30% of Amazon's unit volume globally. These products, Marketplace, Merchants@ and Merchants.com, focus on third-party sales, both on and off Amazon web properties. Managed a team of six product managers. Responsible for all merchant- and buyer-facing market and customer research, product strategy, requirements definition, and launch-related activities. Key Achievements: - Developed underlying platform framework that facilitated Amazon's rapid entry into eight new product categories. - Created mechanisms for merchants to upload 1MM+ new products into Amazon's catalog that resulted in over $100MM in annual sales. - Developed and designed feed- and web-based tools and features necessary for merchants to sell, including registration, product creation, inventory management and order management. Thu, 17 May 2007 17:59:25 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/132503?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/132500?answer_class=AnswerBase Managed software product development for a to-be-launched web- and client-based digital music product offering. Oversaw all strategy and product requirements definition from back-end services to customer-facing elements. Thu, 17 May 2007 17:55:48 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/132500?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/132499?answer_class=AnswerBase Manage software product development for a to-be-launched web- and client-based digital music product offering. Oversee all strategy and product requirements definition from back-end services to customer-facing elements. Thu, 17 May 2007 17:54:42 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/132499?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/124261?answer_class=AnswerBase All things related to making money at Jobster, which mainly consists of setting the strategy and direction of the company's products. I do everything from strategy to product development to marketing to market research to business development and more... Sat, 31 Mar 2007 04:16:00 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/124261?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/69643?answer_class=AnswerBase The best things about attending Darden are: 1. You work hard, but you really do learn a lot through Darden's case method and participatory (Socratic) instruction 2. Beautiful buildings on a beautiful campus in a beautiful part of Virginia 3. Professors who prioritize teaching above research; it gives students an opportunity to develop longstanding friendships with their professors Fri, 29 Dec 2006 22:31:00 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/69643?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/21382?answer_class=AnswerBase I made the connection through Jessica Scheibach, a Jobster employee with whom I had formerly worked at Amazon.com. Jessica had a great perspective on how the culture at Jobster compared and contrasted with life at Amazon, and she had nothing but glowing remarks about Jobster. Thu, 07 Sep 2006 21:54:59 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/21382?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/189360?answer_class=AnswerBase Conduct as many informational interviews as possible. Not only does this help you understand what people do across a variety of industries, but it's the fastest way to find an interesting job. Demand (or strongly urge) that every person with whom who you speak give you 3 additional contacts. Sat, 31 Mar 2007 04:12:00 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/189360?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/160586?answer_class=AnswerBase General: > John Cook's Venture blog (http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/venture/) > John Battelle's Searchblog (http://battellemedia.com/) > Internet Outsider (http://www.internetoutsider.com/) > The Long Tail (http://www.longtail.com/the_long_tail/) > GigaOM (http://gigaom.com/) Recruiting Specific: > Jobster blog (http://jobster.blogs.com/blog_dot_jobster_dot_com/) > Cheezhead (http://www.cheezhead.com/) Fri, 29 Dec 2006 22:45:40 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/160586?answer_class=AnswerBase