I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2020
Interview
Was not expecting Amazon to be so unprofessional and disorganized. More than a month after applying for a position there, I received an email from HR to schedule an interview. Interview #1 was scheduled for the next week (Thursday). I thought interview would be with HR, but it was with someone on the team. No one ever bothered to tell me, I only know because I looked up the name of the person they said I was going to speak to. The interviewer was great, and that was a good experience.
The NEXT DAY after interview #1 (Friday), received email to schedule interview #2 with the hiring manager. The next working day (Monday) received confirmation of interview #2, scheduled in two days (Wednesday). Great, right? Except that Tuesday afternoon, I received an email from a completely different person in HR, cancelling interview #2 with the hiring manager because the job was filled. Meaning that they more than likely offered a job to a candidate before I had interview #1. This email did not mention the title of the position, so I emailed that person back to confirm that it was definitely the role I'd applied for, and they'd not made an error emailing me. NO REPLY. How RUDE and unprofessional. (And I never had any conversation with HR except for the emails to schedule interviews. ) This is definitely not the experience I expected with Amazon. Mind you, I'm not fussed I didn't get the job, good on whoever got the "opportunity". What I don't like is the complete waste of my time, obvious disorganization and lack of transparency over the process. This is probably a good thing, foreshadowing what my experience would be like working there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked three questions, which are typical if you check the internet for what they ask.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Got directly interview invitation from hiring manager after got employee referral. Interview was done with typical Amazon leadership principle but resume questions are done by 20 minutes. But the manager was quite quickly questioning.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell me about yourself
2. Resume deep dive
3. Customer Obsession
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in May 2020
Interview
The interview process was incredibly efficient. My recruiter and recruiting team did an excellent job of keeping me apprised on next steps and scheduling everything quickly. They were supportive and treated me with respect.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision with limited data.