Andy Jassy just shared 5 big career tips for Amazon staff who want to get ahead at work. Check it out.
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- Andy Jassy said people should be experimental and driven in how they approach their careers.
- Amazon shared Jassy's top five career tips in a recent blog post.
- Jassy said learning from one's mistakes and having a strong work ethic is important, too.
Amazon's CEO Andy Jassy has 5 big career tips for his staff, and they're all in a new blog post on Amazon's website.
Jassy said that people looking to have a successful career should be experimental and driven in their approach to their jobs. Amazon published the tips on Friday.
In the post, Jassy said young professionals should seek work that builds on their passions and strengths. This will allow them to work on things that they find fulfilling.
Next, Jassy said it's important to adopt an experimental approach to one's career by trying different fields to figure out what one truly enjoys doing.
"Before I got to Amazon, I had tried sportscasting and sports production, I coached a soccer team, I worked in a retail golf store, I did product management, I tried investment banking, I tried sales, I tried a lot of things," Jassy said.
Jassy added that people should not be afraid of failure. Instead, they should be self-aware and learn from their mistakes.
Having a strong work ethic and being a good team player is critical to achieving success in the workplace, Jassy said.
Lastly, Jassy said one needs to be a "great learner" to excel.
"The truth is, if you work in an active, dynamic area, like all of us do, you should be learning all the time," Jassy said.
Jassy's tips in Amazon's blog post align with the advice he's given in the past.
Last year, Jassy told Ryan Roslansky, the CEO of LinkedIn, during a video interview that a person's success often hinges on their attitude to work.
"Do you work hard? Are you more can do than nay saying? Do you do what you said you were going to do? Can you work on a team?" Jassy told Roslansky.
"You know, those things seem so simple, and there's so many things you can't control in your work life, but you can control your attitude," he added.
Jassy is now executing a push to keep the company nimble by eliminating red tape.
In September, Jassy said in a memo to staff that he wants to operate Amazon "like the world's largest startup" by empowering employees to act fast and independently.
On Tuesday, Jassy told employees during an all-hands meeting that he wanted them to "move fast and act like owners."
"One of the strengths of Amazon over the first 29 years is that we've hired really smart, motivated, inventive, ambitious people who have been great owners," Jassy said.
"What would I do if this was my company? And by the way, it is your company. This is all of our company," he continued.
Representatives for Jassy at Amazon did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.