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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It's was structured and got a guidance about the process before start the interviews. All questions are coming from 14 leadership principles and asking you to follow the star methodoly when answering.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you need to do mre with less
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2019
Interview
Smooth and efficient end to end. The recruiter worked with me to find the right role for me. The 2-5 promise was held and things went smoothly. From the start to teh end it took a total of 2 months.
I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Jun 2021
Interview
Interview process was in 3 steps, initial interview with recruiter, then hiring manager, then panel of 5 interviewers and 5 interviews. (not counting the writing assessment or aptitude assessment)
First two steps are quite straight forward, description of personnel profile and job requirements.
With the hiring manager, questions will be based on Amazon principle (1 in my case).
The final step is more challenging.
All 5 interviewers are going to discuss one leadership principle. In my case, all were focused on one or two principles.
It is good to be prepared, and have different examples (STAR).
For the bar raiser, be prepared to dive deep into the example.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
based on leadership principle of Amazon -
Tell me a time you improved a process that didn't need improving (bar raiser)
Tell me of your best accomplishment
Tell me what you are most proud about
Tell me of a situation you had to solve a complex problem without all information
Tell me about an innovation that you made
Tell me a time you had to help a colleague