I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Irvine, CA) in Aug 2015
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter, passed a phone interview and was asked to submit a writing sample and to interview live. The live interview was very lengthy (more than half a work day) with multiple team members and included a lunch with a buddy from Amazon.
Despite the effort I went through, the Amazon recruiter did not call me back as scheduled and send an email rather than calling saying there was "trouble" with their line.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2015
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter for the Senior Product Manager position for the 'Amazon Campus' team in the first week of October. The recruiter arranged the first phone screen with the hiring manager (Sr. Manager, Product Management) for the position in the following week. The interview was 'Product' based and quite similar to what everyone else has mentioned - TMAY, product that you like, design a new product, etc. In addition, there was one behavioral question to gauge leadership skills. Got contacted by the recruiter a couple of days after the interview to schedule a second phone interview with a Senior Product Manager in the team. This interview was very similar to the first interview, with questions meant to test thinking and product knowledge/capabilities. Like before, got contacted by the recruiter a couple of days later, inviting me for the final face-to-face onsite interview. Got contacted by a different recruiter the following week stating that the position has been internally filled, so the onsite interview has been cancelled.
The recruiter mentioned that I'm being considered for other positions, and would be contacted shortly - however after a few follow-up emails, I realized that it was just a polite way to say that I was out of luck!
So much for spending hours of preparation for one of the best "Customer-Centric" companies in the world.
Overall, the interview experience was good, however the fact that they do not respect the candidate's time and efforts left a bad taste in the end. Did not expect this from Amazon, especially coz this would be expected from smaller companies/startups who may not have multiple positions that they could hire you for at any given time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you increase the sales of 'XYZ' product?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2015
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter to apply for a position in a new venture Amazon was building. After submitting my resume, HR at Amazon scheduled a phone interview with a director within the team I applied for. Typical interview questions about perfect products, product dev, ideal role. Also other questions to get an idea of my ability to think critically. There was a second interview a few weeks later with a different manager on the team that was similar, however a case question was presented that required me to walk through the process of setting up a store and launching it. I thought the interview went well, but it was not meant to be. I did not get called back for the final interview. However I was told the final interview is at the office in Seattle. Amazon flies you out, has you interview for the day, and tries to have the interview on a Friday or Monday so you have the weekend to look around Seattle. Overall it was a pleasant experience even if I did not get an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Day 1 at Amazon. You're given the lead position on a new store that needs to launch in 90 days. What do you do?