Level Up with Ethan Evans (retired Amazon VP)
The EZ Coach
Level Up is your source for career growth solutions by retired Amazon Vice President, Ethan Evans.
In my 15+ years at Amazon, I led global teams of 800+ and invented businesses such as Prime Video, Amazon Appstore, Merch by Amazon, Prime Gaming, and Twitch Commerce. I hold 70+ patents. Have reviewed 10,000+ resumes, conducted 2,500+ interviews, and made 1,000+ hires. I was an Amazon Bar Raiser and Bar Raiser Core Leader. And I helped advocate for and draft the Amazon Leadership Principle (LP) “Ownership” — the words, “They never say ‘that’s not my job.’” are mine.
I've promoted 8 reports from Senior Manager (Amazon L7) to Director (Amazon L8), contributed to 25+ Director promotions, hired 10+ Directors internally and externally, and drove the promotion of 3 engineers to Principal. Of my former reports, 2 are current Amazon VPs (L10) and 5 are C-Suite outside Amazon.
I retired from Amazon as a VP in September 2020. Before Amazon, I spent 12 years at 3 startups.
Now I am building Level Up: Your source for career growth solutions & community.
Subscribe to my newsletter for ongoing career advice and consider becoming a paid member to unlock access to exclusive events, career talks, and our private leadership community for networking: https://levelupwithethanevans.substack.com/
In my 15+ years at Amazon, I led global teams of 800+ and invented businesses such as Prime Video, Amazon Appstore, Merch by Amazon, Prime Gaming, and Twitch Commerce. I hold 70+ patents. Have reviewed 10,000+ resumes, conducted 2,500+ interviews, and made 1,000+ hires. I was an Amazon Bar Raiser and Bar Raiser Core Leader. And I helped advocate for and draft the Amazon Leadership Principle (LP) “Ownership” — the words, “They never say ‘that’s not my job.’” are mine.
I've promoted 8 reports from Senior Manager (Amazon L7) to Director (Amazon L8), contributed to 25+ Director promotions, hired 10+ Directors internally and externally, and drove the promotion of 3 engineers to Principal. Of my former reports, 2 are current Amazon VPs (L10) and 5 are C-Suite outside Amazon.
I retired from Amazon as a VP in September 2020. Before Amazon, I spent 12 years at 3 startups.
Now I am building Level Up: Your source for career growth solutions & community.
Subscribe to my newsletter for ongoing career advice and consider becoming a paid member to unlock access to exclusive events, career talks, and our private leadership community for networking: https://levelupwithethanevans.substack.com/
Episodes
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Jan 19, 2021 • 10min
Real Resume Review | Graduate Student, Cloud Computing
What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Newly Retired), watch Ethan Evans talk about what makes a great resume. Learn simple changes that you can implement now that could get you more interviews and job offers. Over the years Ethan has reviewed over 2,500 resumes and can tell you what recruiters are looking for and more importantly, what hiring managers want.
Jan 15, 2021 • 11min
Real Resume Review | Machine Learning
What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Newly Retired), watch Ethan Evans talk about what makes a great resume. Learn simple changes that you can implement now that could get you more interviews and job offers. Over the years Ethan has reviewed over 2,500 resumes and can tell you what recruiters are looking for and more importantly, what hiring managers want.
Jan 13, 2021 • 13min
Real Resume Review | Application Security Consultant
What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Newly Retired), watch Ethan Evans talk about what makes a great resume. Learn simple changes that you can implement now that could get you more interviews and job offers. Over the years Ethan has reviewed over 2,500 resumes and can tell you what recruiters are looking for and more importantly, what hiring managers want.
Jan 11, 2021 • 2h 2min
Emotional Intelligence with Rich Hua
Chances are, you or someone you know recently went through a major career change or maybe you are considering a major career change. Interesting fact, on average most people can change careers 5-7 times during their work life. Where do you start the process of this major shift in careers? How do you navigate those changes to make the most of your new career? Watch Ethan Evans, former VP of Twitch Prime at Amazon; talk with returning guest Rich Hua, current Amazonian Principal WW Strategist & Innovation Evangelist. In this chat we will embark on Rich’s passionate quest for Emotional Intelligence to Boost Your Career Success, which he’s shared with over 1 million Amazon employees and subsidiaries to date.
Dec 21, 2020 • 6min
Real Resume Review | Construction Risk Manager
What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Newly Retired), watch Ethan Evans talk about what makes a great resume. Learn simple changes that you can implement now that could get you more interviews and job offers. Over the years Ethan has reviewed over 2,500 resumes and can tell you what recruiters are looking for and more importantly, what hiring managers want.
Dec 19, 2020 • 2h 45min
The Truth about COVID Vaccines
COVID-19 has brought the world to a halt over the last year. Businesses have shut down, schools are closed, and out of nowhere, not one but two vaccines are available. How is this possible? How was a vaccine created in such a short period of time? Are vaccines even safe? There is so much misinformation about COVID-19, that getting an unbiased, straight answer seems impossible these days…until now. Come watch Ethan Evans, recently retired VP of Prime Gaming at Amazon; talk with returning guests Dr. Vincent Racaniello, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Columbia University and Devin Nash, CMO of N3RDFUSION about everything that has been learned about COVID-19 over the last year. If there is any question you ever wanted to know about COVID-19, where did it come from, how does it spread, and where do we go from here, then this is the stream for you.
Dec 18, 2020 • 7min
Real Resume Review | Fire Protection Engineer
What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Newly Retired), watch Ethan Evans talk about what makes a great resume. Learn simple changes that you can implement now that could get you more interviews and job offers. Over the years Ethan has reviewed over 2,500 resumes and can tell you what recruiters are looking for and more importantly, what hiring managers want.
Dec 16, 2020 • 7min
Real Resume Review | Biopharma Consultant
What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Newly Retired), watch Ethan Evans talk about what makes a great resume. Learn simple changes that you can implement now that could get you more interviews and job offers. Over the years Ethan has reviewed over 2,500 resumes and can tell you what recruiters are looking for and more importantly, what hiring managers want.
Dec 14, 2020 • 1h 23min
How Executive Search Works | The Benefits of Diversity
Numerous studies have shown that diversity in the workplace increases performance for the team and the business. When co-workers are from different backgrounds they bring different thoughts and ideas. This leads to an increase in innovation that in turn will produce a higher quality product or service. It’s simple: employees just perform better when there are different viewpoints and opinions. Watch Ethan Evans, former VP of Twitch Prime at Amazon, talk about how executive search works and the challenges that it entails. Ethan Evans’ views are his own and he is not speaking on behalf of Amazon or Twitch. Specific Questions Discussed: How does executive job search work? Will recruiters / hiring managers consider executives from different industries? Is there a better way to apply for a job than the company’s website? If I am under qualified, how can I still get an interview? How do you prepare for an executive interview? What’s the best way for a new manager to climb the career ladder? Thank you for watching!
Dec 11, 2020 • 9min
Real Resume Review | eSports Team Owner
What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Newly Retired), watch Ethan Evans talk about what makes a great resume. Learn simple changes that you can implement now that could get you more interviews and job offers. Over the years Ethan has reviewed over 2,500 resumes and can tell you what recruiters are looking for and more importantly, what hiring managers want.
