For Business Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3 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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They should really monitor the interview for Quality, Correctness and to see what the interviewer is doing.
I was interviewed for a Business Analyst position for which I was meeting all the checks described in that role, including some extras BUT I was solely judged on the deep programming and scripting questions that can be easily googled on stack overflow whenever needed.
As a business analyst, why am I supposed to know the 10 different ways of finding the Nth highest salary? Is it not enough if I know one using a function or whatever. Can I not google other ways when needed? For a BA what is more important -To understand why the Nth salary is required or the different ways of getting it ?
Did the interviewer forget that he is not interviewing a Data Engineer? I wasn't even asked if I am OK to write the complex codes. It was just thrown on my face after I was done introducing myself.
Was my analytical ability tested? - NO
Problem Solving? NO
Requirement Understanding capability? NO
Business Process Knowledge? NO
I am not sure if that interviewer had a fixed set of questions for every position that 'he' is interviewing or if he had no idea what a BA does.
Amazon - As an interviewee, It would really help if you assign the right interviewer who at least knows what to ask for that specific role! OR make sure you highlight all the relevant skills in the Job description to save applicant's time and efforts.
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SQL Transpose queries
Python Scripting
Output of specific programs
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
No one from the recruitment team called to explain the team or JD as a result the expectations from the role were explained directly in the interview and questions were based on one of the areas of the JD , which seemed unfair from a fresh graduate or L4 expectation.
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Question 1
Tell us about a challenging situation and how you handled it.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon in Sep 2020
Interview
Hard but friendly. Interviews were set with only one to two days to prepare myself.
The interviewer was patient and whenever I didn't get their question they would repeat it.
The bar raiser was surprisingly friendly and whenever I gave an example the didn't meet the leadership principle he asked about he would ask me to provide another example.
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Question 1
Technical questions mostly Sql and leadership principles related question.
Eg. Tell me about a time where(leadership principles )