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 through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Pittsburgh, PA) in Feb 2015
Interview
The interview was conducted through the college recruiting process. It is good to have prior logistics experience but not required. I was probably one of the 15 students that was interviewed the day after the career fair.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
I was asked 2 behavioral questions and 1 easy math question. The behavioral questions focus on team situations and creative thinking. Try to quantify your past experience/results as much as possible. Recruiter seemed very annoyed and stern and left a bad impression.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Met with a representative at a college career fair, they offered me a phone interview the next day. The phone interview was about 30 minutes and covered basic behavioral and situational questions. At the end of the phone interview they said that they were very impressed and wanted to move me to the next round. Within a few days I received an email about traveling to a near by fulfillment center on that coming friday. Once at the facility, we took a tour of the warehouse which was followed by four 30 minute interviews. One interview was based on a math question we were required to complete, two were with operations representatives, and the last one was with a human resources representative. Everyone throughout the processes was extremely nice and accommodating. The following monday I received a call from a recruiter informing me that I was not a good fit for the area manager position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Amazon?
Tell me about a time when you were leading a group, were assigned a goal, and did not reach it?
In your past experiences, tell me about your worst employee and best employee.
How do you motivate yourself?
Explain a time when you messed up.
Give an example of a time when you found a simple solution to a seemingly difficult problem.
Describe a time when you did something unexpected to solve a problem.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
First round was Resume Shortlisting. Selected.
1st interview, Technical questions related to mechanical. Lasted for 20 minutes.
2nd interview, Simple Puzzles and few analytical questions. Lasted for 30 minutes.
3rd Interview, Why Area Manager? Career plan?