I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Very Lengthy.. I had a phone interview and then a panel interview. But the panel interview was not four people together. I interviewed with each person individually one after the other. It was a four hour interview. It could have been much more effective had it been an actual panel interview. They don't ask standard questions. They want you to tell them a time when... In story format.
Me contactó reclutadora por LinkedIn y tras compartir información me hicieron una entrevista telefónica.
Primero me llamó la Reclutadora y hablamos en español, donde me informó del proceso, explicándome que me centrase en los principios de liderazgo de Amazon.
A partir de ahí, concretamos reunión con el Senior Account Manager, su entrevista fueron todo preguntas relacionadas con los principios de liderazgo en mi puesto actual.
Rechazaron mi candidatura por falta de ni el de inglés (mi posición era en Dublín).
Desde entonces le estoy pegando caña al idioma :)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
¿Como actuaste cuando tuviste que contradecir las indicaciones de tu superior y como defendiste tu postura?
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Sídney) in Mar 2022
Interview
Whilst I appreciate that Amazon recruitment was understaffed (I was advised of this) I had not spoken to not one person from talent/ recruitment at all throughout the entire process to keep me updated. I had to periodically check my email to ensure I didnt miss anything.
In addition, I had to go through 7 interviews... seven! In addition to a written assessment and pre-screening phone interview. I'm sorry, but if Amazon cannot spot talent by the second interview, then something is seriously wrong and the system is broken.
Then the interviewers who were interviewing me were either late, or people had switched last minute and I was not advised of this.
The questions asked were average, however the outcome as to why I was not successful was because I did not provide "data driven" answers, where I was not even asked not ONE data driven answer at all. Every single question asked was a People Leader question, or Operational question (I applied for an Operations Manager role). These questions were relevant to the position I applied for, so the fact that I was rejected because I did not provide data driven responses was extremely poor on their part.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Amazon?
What do you know about the follow-the-sun rule?