Program Manager 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.
Candidates applying for Program Manager roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Program Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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2nd round of interview: I received an email from the HR coordinator the afternoon before the interview saying that it will be a "Basic Excel Competency Test". Even with less than 24 hours notice I was able to refresh my knowledge of excel since it was not difficult. However in the actual competency test they asked about SQL queries. I was not given any forewarning about the content of the technical assessment regarding SQL and since i had not used it in a very long time in my current job, and did not know to prepare for it, I failed it.
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General Behavioral and Excel VLOOKUP and Pivot table. Also SQL Query
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Nashville, TN) in Aug 2020
Interview
The first round of interviews was with a Sr. Program Manager for 45 minutes over the phone.
The interview will focus primarily on your fit with amazon to understand your working style.
Go through leadership principles and understand how you have exhibited them during your previous experience.
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Question 1
Question 1: Introduce yourself and tell your story so far. ( I recommend to keep it short)
After this, the interviewer will ask 2-5 behavioral interview questions.
Behavioral question 1: Tell me about a time where you thought deeply and analytically about a problem and how did you come up with a solution.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jun 2020
Interview
I first had a phone screen with the recruiter. Then a few days later I interviewed with five managers right after one another. One break in the middle. They each asked different behavioral questions based on leadership principles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioral based interviews - tell me about a time when...