I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2018
Interview
The process took over three months. I submitted my application through a referral in the team. The hiring manager forwarded my application to the recruiter. Post the initial recruiter call, it took over a month to schedule the next phone round with the hiring manager. (In the process the hiring manager had changed). I was invited onsite for 6 rounds of interviews and also was given a written interview question to attempt and submit prior to the final round of interviews. Got a positive response two weeks after interview date.
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All the questions were leadership principles based and all the leadership principles were tested.
Some interviewers can cut through your stories as you speak, but some would wait for you to complete before asking follow up questions. Both formats are very normal and nothing to be concerned about.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2017
Interview
I had two phone interviews; one with the hiring manager and one with someone I would be working with closely that understood the details of the program I would be responsible for.
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This was a non-technical/ non-programmer role. There were no trick questions, The phone screen questions were specific to the program. The on site interview was five 45min back to back interviews, with a break for lunch. The questions were 100% behavioral based that are intended to be related to Amazons leadership principals. The "trick" to getting through these is to come prepared with SPECIFIC examples and how YOU contributed. I cannot stress enough to come prepared with examples.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2016
Interview
Three levels: Written test, Phone interview, and On-site interview. Questions related to Amazon principles were asked in multiple stages. HR team is very responsive. I had to pay few expenses but Amazon reimbursed them.
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Q: Tell me about a time when you have simplified a complex process?