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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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Pullman, WA) in Nov 2015
Interview
Submitted resume to amazon.com -> received email requesting interview -> set up phone interview.
The questions weren't hard but I was the last the interview of the day and I could tell that the person interviewing me was in a rush. She called 15 minutes late, cut me off multiple times, didn't speak English well, and she claimed to have an MBA in finance but she didn't know what a mutual fund was.
I thought despite these conditions the interview went well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you put a cap on the number items a seller is allowed to have on the amazon marketplace? And what would be the criteria for selecting which items stays on the marketplace if this limit was imposed and sellers were over the limit.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Dec 2015
Interview
The interview process was not very easy. The interviews are very harsh and not very friendly. Get ready for though questions. You have to appear very confident, and avoid being nervous.
Ask questions related to the position, and do good research on their numbers.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2016
Interview
I applied online and was contacted by a recruiter. Had 2 phone screens followed by an onsite.
Time between recruiter contact and phone screen 1 slot confirmation :: 1 day
Phone screen 1: Behavioral questions to assess cultural fit, previous work experience, basic statistics and SQL
Time between phone screen 1 -> Update on Decision -> scheduling phone screen 2 :: 5 biz days
Phone screen 2: Behavioral questions to assess business acumen
Time between phone screen 2 -> Update on Decision -> Scheduling onsite:: 14 biz days
Onsite interviews: 5 rounds (1 Director and 4 Sr.Business Managers). Interviews were interesting as the questions range from assessing culture fit to previous experience to basic SQL and statistics to solving business cases from the team's business model.
Notes to others who are aiming for a business analyst position at Amazon: Be confident and get ready to answer what you have done in your previous job. Brush up your basic SQL skills (my job description doesn't mention SQL, but I was given basic SQL questions in the interview). It's OKAY not to answer right in in the onsite interviews, your understanding of the question and approach to solving the problem and staying cool are more important. Lastly, be yourself! Good luck!
I was interviewed on Friday. Recruiter called and informed me regarding the offer on Monday morning. Was provided with offer letter later in the afternoon which I happily accepted!
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