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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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon in May 2015
Interview
I applied online and was contact via a Military Recruiter for the Area Manager position. A human resources representative emailed me and scheduled a phone interview for later during the week. I called into the conference call and waited, for the entire 30 minutes of length the HR rep said my interview should last. No one on Amazon's side joined and therefore I hung up and emailed the HR rep. She apologized and rescheduled the interview, and after a few hours I completed the phone interview. It was simple, in the STAR format and asked for specific situation and result based questions. The Operations Manager I spoke with was humorous, asked me about myself, my experience and then we went into the interview. This was simple, I was myself and thought it went very well. They ask a general algebra question which initially I answered incorrectly and while explaining my answer realized I had computer it wrong, brought it up and worked through it again with no issues. They want to hear your process of how you get to the answer. I was never contacted back personally by the rep. I had to email to make any contact or get updates on the status of my interview process. I found this odd, but then again was always told I was the manger of my own career, so I continued to pursue and often felt like I was constantly bugging the HR rep for information. However, I was still interested in the position. After emailing her, she responded that I was invited back for an event interview. After two weeks I emailed her asking the status of the second interview, which would be event style, and she stated that there were currently no open positions and that I would, if I was willing, be put into a que with many others waiting for a position to come available. I stayed in touch with her an emailed every two weeks. The last I heard is they were working on scheduling an event interview at a facility by the end of the month (this was on the 7th) and it's a month later and still nothing. Needless to say, I've given up on the position and looked elsewhere. I am disappointed because I admired Amazon, their slogan, work ethic, and people I've met who work there. However, after this experience I can honestly say they're letting good talent slip through the cracks by a lack of attention to detail in their HR department.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You have 30 associates, 2 are indirect and not on the floor. Each associate works 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. They can produce 150 units per week and have two 15 minute breaks a day.
1.) How many total units can you produce in a 40 hour work week?
2.) If you needed to increase your productivity by 10,000 units a week, how many more associates would you need?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2015
Interview
There was a math question which has been covered at length on glassdoor. All the other questions were behavioral. One person on the interview panel is a "bar raiser." This person will most likely push back on your answers to see how you respond. Just keep your cool and think through how you respond. They're not necessarily looking for the "right" answer, but they want to see how you think and respond.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a major project you led. What were the results? How did you go about planning for it?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (San Bernardino, CA) in Jul 2015
Interview
First, a phone screen with a Senior Ops Manager, then an interview "event" at the fulfillment center. There were around 10 other people interviewing for the same position during my event. Interview event consist of a facility tour followed by a math question and 4 45min interviews. The interviews are behavioral based and use the same questions posted here. The math question is the same one on this site, and there is a follow up math question (neither is difficult). Overall it was a good experience, unfortunately I was out competed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time you had two separate problems that you discovered had the same underlying cause?