Area Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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After completing an online application form, I was sent a maths test consisting of 20 questions which has to be completed in 10 minutes. Nothing surprising - you are presented with data and you have to calculate percentages. After couple of days I received an email with invitation for phone interview that was scheduled 3 days later. Questions ranged from why Amazon to my key skills. Now waiting for my face to face interview which will take place next week.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Aug 2015
Interview
I must say I was impressed. The process was extensive but Amazon wants the best of the best. It was as described; phone interview which included a math flow question and 3 behavioral questions. It was a 45 minute process. My interview was late in the evening. I was emailed by the recruiter about the next steps the very next day. They scheduled the (hopefully) final interview in a different city. It started with a tour of the fulfillment center, then there was a math flow question, for which we were given 15 minutes. This was followed by 4 different interviews; it is random and you might not answer the math flow question to start with. Don't get scared by the math question, take a deep breath and read it once or twice. I did that and was able to correctly answer it in less than 7 minutes. The person that talked about the math flow question with me was the one that talked to me about the case study. Then I was walked to a senior operations manager for a second interview. My 3rd interview was with HR, and then my final one was with the site leader. They pretty much ask about 3-4 behavioral questions which could all be the same. I had a great experience. Don't get me wrong, the interview was pretty difficult, but Amazon team was very very professional. I know not everyone has the same experience, but mine was wonderful. Make sure that you read up on their interview method and the 14 leadership values.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Amazon?, Tell me about a time you failed to finish a project, tell me about a time when you had to finish a project, tell me about a time you helped your direct report with their ideas, tell me about a time when you had to convince your direct report to finish a project that didn't belong to you, tell me about someone you helped develop in a given role (i think that's pretty much it). Follow the STAR method and you will be fine. The math flow question was complicated. It was one of the stream to two departments question. I signed the NDA so I will not be able to elaborate on it.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon in Oct 2011
Interview
Had one interview on campus as a college student and was offered the position. The interview was with a current Area Manager and was very conversational. I had given my resume to a recruiter at the college job fair and was called the night before the interview to see if I would like to move forward. The interview lasted approximately 30-40 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you ever been on a team where someone was not pulling their own weight? How did you handle it?