It sounds like the amazon hiring process takes a long time, which probably also contributes to their goal: employees who stay long term. Filtering on quality g

It sounds like the amazon hiring process takes a long time, which probably also contributes to their goal: employees who stay long term. Filtering on quality gives you little guarantee as to how long someone will stay (in fact, I wouldn't be surprised if those attributes were reversely correlated). But a slow hiring process will definitely reduce the field to those looking for a long term commitment.