I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon in Oct 2014
Interview
Phone interview -
tell me abou yourself..
asked about my managment skills and I had to give examples about a situation where I deligated.
give them suggestions on how to improve the books category
show how I took a decision based on analitical analysis
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2014
Interview
Communication is very precise and prompt during the interview process. Questions follow the s.t.a.r. format...think of a time when this happened...what did you do and what was the outcome. Be prepared for that again and again. Interviews are about 45 minutes and your interviewers will come to you and it was a low pressure comfortable information exchange so relax...you get to talk about your experiences. Recruiting team was awesome and helped you be successful in your interviews by giving you advance notice of what to be prepared for. Dress is casual...no ties, no suits. Business casual.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you hired someone and it didn't turn out as expected and how did you handle that?
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2014
Interview
submitted my resume online to company website for a business development position and instead was contacted by HR for a senior vendor manager role for home audio. received a document on Amazon leadership principles and how to prepare for the interview. had a first phone interview with the head of vendor managers for electronics. not much small talk but the interviewer was friendly. he probed fairly deeply on each answer I would give asking follow ups on most answers I gave. overall it was fairly intense but it was a good experience. waiting to hear back on next steps
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Talk about a time you had to fight for different options for a particular outcome in a past job.
Case question: You are in charge of launching a new TV product. Walk through the steps to estimating how you would calculate inventory needed for the next month per vendor if you can reorder on a monthly basis one month out.