I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2011
Interview
Contacted by Amazon recruiter after posting my resume on Monster.com. Have already gone through two rounds of phone interviews (one with recruiter and one w/ a Sr. manager of the team). Getting ready for my second phone interview this week and if that goes well, a final 1:1 on-site interview will be scheduled.
Lots of behavioral questions about ways to make improvements on the site, customer service, product line expansion. Overall good experience as the questions they asked made me feel that they're simply trying to find a candidate that can be a good fit for the team and culture.
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Question 1
If you were given a project with no clear goal or resources, how would you approach it?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Slough, Berkshire, South East England, England) in Feb 2011
Interview
I was interviewed 12 times including the phone interview. Mainly competency based questions. I had to complete 2 tests online, 1 test as part of an interview and complete a presentation. It was a lengthy process, but provided a greater insight into the company as the interviewers were from a variety of departments and functions. Worth it in the end!
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Slough, Berkshire, South East England, England) in May 2010
Interview
I was contacted via a recruitment consultant, I then submitted my CV and had a follow up phone screen with a category leader. This was mainly focussed on questions based on my current experience and CV. The next step was to complete verbal and numerical reasoning tests online. I then had two rounds of interview loops at Amazon, meeting people from different functions and going through competency based questions. At the last session I was also asked to bring along and discuss a short written exercise.
It was a long process but I felt I had a good understanding of the company and the people by the time I was offered the job - I think if I hadn't been really interested in the opportunity I would probably not have kept going back for the interviews though as I had to spend 3-4 hours at a time in the Slough offices for the interview loops.