I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon in Apr 2024
Interview
Very disrespectful interview process.
I had previously interviewed and declined an offer back in 2022 and the process seems to have gotten more extensive since then.
I applied. Received screening questions from the HR. Had to take a 2 hour test, which I passed.
Took them more than 3 weeks to schedule the initial phone screen after expressing interest in interviewing me. Aced the phone screen after which I followed up 3 business days later and was told they wanted to do a super day with me but I had to wait 4 to 6 weeks for an interview date. It took them close to 4 weeks just to get me an interview date. They asked for a 1-2 page writing sample prior to the interview, which I submitted.
Interview was their standard 5 hour super day behavioral question based interview. 5 different interviewers. All respectful and mostly friendly. Not an easy process to go through though. Need a solid 15 stories to avoid repeating yourself.
The most disrespectful part of this interview is that after 2 months where I completed screening questions, a test, an initial phone interview, a writing sample and then a final 5 hour super day, I received an automated rejection where I was told they could not provide feedback. I called the HR and they told me they would call or email me back but never did.
I don't mind that I didn't get the job, but to go through all this work with no feedback is highly disrespectful to candidates. I understand legal complaints but a phone call or voicemail would have been appreciated. Strongly impacted my desire to work for them in the future.
Initial phone interview, writing assessment that got sent then interview loop scheduled with 5-6 interviewers in one day. All in the same format focusing on a particular leadership principle. It takes a while to get through the loop
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioural Qs all based around Leadership Principles
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Jul 2020
Interview
Typical Amazon interview.
-Recruiter Screening Call
-Interview with Peer
-2nd Interview with another Peer
-8 Hour Full Panel Interview (7 interviewers for 1 hour each, and 1 hour with all 7 interviewers together).
The of the 9 total people I interviewed with, only the folks on the hiring team were focused on my job specific skills, but even then, the emphasis was more on demonstrating my skills and job specific experience in the context of being a cultural fit for Amazon. The vast majority of the interview is focused on behavioral questions and being an amazon cultural fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you tell me about a time that you had to overcome an unforeseen challenge, how you handled it, and what the outcome was?