I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Phoenix, AZ) in Jul 2011
Interview
Amazon interviews where held at a hotel 30 miles away, they ask several senario questions such as Tell me a time when you had a bad conflict and how did you handle it? Tell me a time when you had a good manger and bad manger and why? How can amazon make your life lucky or unlucky? Tell me a time when you had to go against your supervisor and why? Why did you leave your last employer?
The interview process took 2 hrs and they take your photo for your ID badge. If you pass the 1st interview anda timed skills test you will be invited to another face to face interview at the same location. I think I did pretty well since I passed and got a 2nd interview that start Aug 2. My advice is they do not want you to give long answers at the inteview be short and sweet to the point and percise.The interview is harder than the pc skills test a child can pass that test.
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Question 1
Tell me a time when you had a bad conflict and how did you handle it?
The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Sterling, VA) in Nov 2009
Interview
Hiring and interview process was pretty good. Amazon.com is very serious about efficiency, customer satisfaction and overall profitability. After about two weeks, at work receiving warehouse tasks. Not a job for slow motion workers. Great management! My only complaint was with some of the staff members of the employment company they use to manage the contract workers (SMX). Some of the SMX staff are horrible, horrible, horrible! A few are absolutely amazing though. If you can get hired by Amazon directly, then I'd recommend them. If you have to go through their employment vendor (SMX) then it's a crap shoot. Be very careful about taking the job. Talk to the workers who come and go outside BEFORE you proceed and ask them what shift they prefer working on, then go for that shift if you can. Pay was about $12 to $15 hr to start, then it goes up if they are impressed with your production numbers.