I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Boston, MA) in Nov 2015
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter in early November 2015. They fly me to Boston in a weak. Transportation and hotel are also included. On the day, two rounds were done one by one. First, it was a Math problem, and the second one is entirely behaviors questions. Overall, all people I met on the day are super nice. Both of interviewers dressed in shirts and jeans which made me fell conformable and relax. The Keys to get offer? Be prepared, more important Be yourself.
I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2015
Interview
Process:
1. HR phone screen (at least one)
2. Senior Ops Phone screen (behavioral based with math test)
3. Onsite interview (behavioral based with math test), included four 30min interviews.
Amazon follows an interview template. There will be a lot of writing down what you say into their template. This is a big focus.
None of the personnel I interviewed with worked at the facility for which I was interviewing.
There were approximately 9 applicants for the onsite interview.
There is a lot of over overlap in the questions and process. It felt like some of the interviewers were distracted by this very discrete process. My answers were logged vice discussed in some cases. Felt a bit mechanical.
The HR process was very slow. From my initial application(s), to speaking with a person, to getting in queue for a position took many months. The process really made me question whether this was a good fit.
On the flip side, the folks I met were courteous, intelligent and seemed motivated about their work.
After the interview, I was told something would be forthcoming but nothing has so I've decided to look elsewhere.
Amazon looks like it could be an interesting place to work. The process they run potential candidates through was a turn-off for me. Recruiting, in my opinion, has two customers. One is the company and one is the candidate. Both need to be able to evaluate the other to determine if there is a good fit. Amazon's process felt very one-sided. Maybe this is what they want...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview questions are covered pretty well on this forum and the HR folks did give some insight as to what would be asked.
Examples:
1. Amazon leadership principals - provide your life examples to at least four. They pick from the list.
2. Math flow test with review and additional math questions during the review.
3. STAR format responses
4. Predefined behavioral-based questions
5. Write Whitepaper and review during an interview
They flew me out to Boston, got a rental and hotel paid for by Amazon. There is a math problem you have to solve followed by follow up questions regarding the math problem. Saw two interviewers, be prepared to answer a lot of behavioral questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A time you had to come up with a creative solution to solve a problem