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Hi all,

For context: I’m 23F. I joined Amazon in Jan last year as an intern (6 months), and then transitioned to a different team where I’ve been working for about 10 months now.

I’m exploring internal opportunities, but haven’t been able to gain any traction so far—not even for initial conversations or informational chats.

I strongly feel this is because of my last annual review. My manager rated me good but feedback feels heavily biased/inaccurate. What’s more concerning is that even in the strengths section, the comments are negative (e.g., mentioning a “slow learning curve”), while the improvement section is a long paragraph focusing on lack of ownership, problem solving, etc. It doesn’t reflect the actual scope of work I’ve handled this year.

Since internal hiring managers can see these reviews, I’m worried it’s impacting my chances before I even get a chance to interview.

Has anyone here dealt with something similar?

- How much do hiring managers actually weigh these reviews?

- Is there any way to counter or contextualize this internally?

- Should I be proactively addressing this when reaching out to hiring managers?

- Any strategies to still make an internal move despite a bad review?

Would really appreciate advice, especially from anyone familiar with Amazon’s internal mobility process.

Hi all,

For context: I’m 23F. I joined Amazon in Jan last year as an intern (6 months), and then transitioned to a different team where I’ve been working for about 10 months now.

I’m exploring internal opportunities, but haven’t been able to gain any traction so far—not even for initial conversations or informational chats.

I strongly feel this is because of my last annual review. My manager rated me good but feedback feels heavily biased/inaccurate. What’s more concerning is that even in the strengths section, the comments are negative (e.g., mentioning a “slow learning curve”), while the improvement section is a long paragraph focusing on lack of ownership, problem solving, etc. It doesn’t reflect the actual scope of work I’ve handled this year.

Since internal hiring managers can see these reviews, I’m worried it’s impacting my chances before I even get a chance to interview.

Has anyone here dealt with something similar?

- How much do hiring managers actually weigh these reviews?

- Is there any way to counter or contextualize this internally?

- Should I be proactively addressing this when reaching out to hiring managers?

- Any strategies to still make an internal move despite a bad review?

Would really appreciate advice, especially from anyone familiar with Amazon’s internal mobility process.

Hi all,

I’m currently working at Amazon and I’m trying to move internally, but I’m not getting any traction at all — not even initial conversations or informational chats.

I strongly feel this is because of my last annual review. My manager rated me good but feedback feels heavily biased/inaccurate. What’s more concerning is that even in the strengths section, the comments are negative (e.g., mentioning a “slow learning curve”), while the improvement section is a long paragraph focusing on lack of ownership, problem solving, etc. It doesn’t reflect the actual scope of work I’ve handled this year.

Since internal hiring managers can see these reviews, I’m worried it’s impacting my chances before I even get a chance to interview.

Has anyone here dealt with something similar?

- How much do hiring managers actually weigh these reviews?

- Is there any way to counter or contextualize this internally?

- Should I be proactively addressing this when reaching out to hiring managers?

- Any strategies to still make an internal move despite a bad review?

Would really appreciate advice, especially from anyone familiar with Amazon’s internal mobility process.

Thanks in advance.