I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Boston, MA) in Oct 2015
Interview
Two short (30 minutes) interviews with PMs. The interviews were quite short and snappy. The interviewers fire questions at you and they focus on very niche things (see below). It was mostly a behavioral interview but there was some aspect of product. Overall it was an unpleasant process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Describe a time when you took a big business risk
- If you could write your own job description what would it be?
- Describe a situation in which you were part of a team with ambiguous ownership and you took ownership
- What is a product that shows customer obsession? What features would you change?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2015
Interview
Five people interviewed me in all. Whiteboard use was highly encouraged. Overall I got the impression that I was a token interviewee and they were going to hire within. The person I would have been reported to was decent and appreciative. The other people interviewing me seemed more annoyed than anything else...like it was a real burden for them. The technical person interviewing me was very frustrated quickly and asked me a detailed technical question that had nothing to do with my experience...as I did my best to accommodate him he grew more and more frustrated. He then abruptly ended the session early. If I was a serious candidate (again I think unlikely) I am sure he campaigned to the others to vote me down for the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you did not reach a goal or objective at work and how did you handle it.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
OCR through university. The interviewers are patient and polite, remember to ask all clarifying question before your response. The entire process moves very fast, Amazon HR inform candidates about the result of the first interview within days, following that the second interview was scheduled within a day or two.