I applied through other source. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jun 2011
Interview
Contacted by HR. Completed a quick 30-min. phone screen with another Senior Product Manager, then was flown to Seattle for a day of meetings with 6 people from the business unit. Interviews felt strained, some to the extent of being almost combative. Very different than what I've come to expect. Fantastic company, but not a great fit.
Interview questions [1]
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What would you do then? (repeated over and over again)
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Luxemburgo)
Interview
I had two Phone Interviews - 1 HR and 1 Head of Product Management (in EU), which were basic screening interviews.
Then I had 6 Interviews on site which they call the loop. The majority of the interviewers focused on one or two questions in which I needed to relate my background to the question. They then went into the details asking additional questions on top of the original question, so you should have a good answer the first time. The interviewers like to get into the details around statistics and data related to product or an outcome of a project if that is what you used for the answer. I don't remember many of the questions now, but one was "Name a time you implemented a process improvement at your company/client. How did you go about doing it? What was the outcome? How were you able to measure it? Who did you complete the task with? Is there anything you wish you did different?"
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I had one questions with 3 or 4 questions in one, so I was able to answer the main question and 1 or 2 of the sub questions.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Phone interview with hiring manager and colleagues. In-person interview with management and staff. The interview did not seem difficult or challenging. Seems like a good company for beginning graduates but not so much for families.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All questions were normal expected interview questions.