Amazon is set to hire 50,000 for additional headquarters. This ex-employee reveals how to ace the interview

The wait is over. Amazon has officially announced that the locations of its hotly-anticipated second headquarters will be Long Island City, New York, and Arlington, Virginia.

The expansion is set to usher in a new era of growth at the tech giant as it seeks to expand its workforce by almost 10 percent. Amazon has said it will invest more than $5 billion over almost two decades to expand its 613,000-strong workforce by 50,000.

That build-out will offer opportunities aplenty for the tens of thousands of techies who dream of working at the e-commerce behemoth. But with the new roles offering average salaries of $150,000, and the typical Amazon job posting receiving thousands of applications, competition is set to be fierce.

So, it’s important to figure out how you can get ahead of the crowd.