I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jun 2017
Interview
I had 3 phone interviews before an all day, in-person interview with the hiring manager, the division manager, as well as a team member and 4 other people in related groups. The all day event included Amazon-paid for lunch, but was exhausting and honestly turned me off the company quite a bit. We were in a conference room for 45 minute sessions with each individual. Each person asked questions from a laptop, from a proscribed list (with follow-ups) and took notes the entire time. Very little eye contact, very little effort put in actually getting to know you or assessing you for cultural fit. All questions were pretty standard behavioral interview questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about an innovation you implemented and what was innovative about it?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon in Jul 2017
Interview
First round was online survey assessment followed by a time writing exercise on an innovative thing you've done. Next round was back to back video interviews (Half hour each), all behavioral based but super detailed and they will challenge you on everything you say. Second round was two more back to back video interviews (45 minutes each). More behavioral but also some cases. The interviews were rude, difficult and downright made me not want to work for Amazon.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Talk about a time when you had to convince a group of people to do something
You are trying to decide whether the Amazon Dot or a PS4 should be the front banner on the Amazon home screen for cyber Monday. How would you go about that?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Carlsbad, CA) in Jan 2017
Interview
I went through the interview process for four different positions. Each process was essentially identical, though just one Onsite was required in Seattle. First, HR screening call. Second, hiring manager call in STAR format. Third, a team member interview in STAR format. Fourth, a set of Onsite interviews in Seattle (all four individual interviews in STAR format), including one with a bar raiser.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about a time your path to achieve a goal was obstructed by a college. How did you handle it?