I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Mar 2019
Interview
30 min over the phone, recruiter was super nice, got back to me next day that I didn’t make the cut but incurriged to apply again . I believe that recruiters have no knowledge of finance, m&a and I’m sure all terms I used sounded jewbrish for her. They can’t put 25 y.o to hire for major positions. Sorry amazon
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Tel Aviv) in Mar 2019
Interview
The whole process took 3 months. Three, months.
A month after I submitted my resume, I got a few automated emails which asked me to set time and date for a phone interview. I got prepared and had the call which lasted an hour (most of it was asking about my past experience. The interviewer was very friendly). After that call, I never got any followup. No one talked to me and the recruiter didn't respond to any of my emails asking what's my status. On their website they say they'll be back after 2 days...that wasn't the case.
It took them 2 weeks to get back at me and told me that I'll move forward with yet another phone interview. This interviewer was nice and the conversation went really well.
Last, I was invited to the onsite interview which lasted a day. 5 different people interviewed me (one of them was 15 minutes late and I had to ask for someone to look him up).
Everything went by the book of Amazon. You can read their process on the jobs website - they are very transparent about everything.
The process was exhausting and long. The interviewers were nice and smart but I really wish they could apply their "biased for action" principle on the interview process (I think it's an HR issue).
If you're thinking about applying, make sure you are prepared for a long long journey.
The interview process was long and involved 4 rounds of interviews. It was also mentally stimulating and challenging but provided a lot of opportunity to demonstrate your skills and experiences.