Área Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Feb 2013
Interview
The best thing about the process was the admin/coordination from the human resources side of the house and the initial recruiter. The interview is worth going on just to see the Amazon fulfillment warehouse.
I didn't care for any of the operations managers I met during the interview and really thought the position was about two levels below where I should be working post MBA.
People here are awkward and don't really seem to care about their employees under them, I actually dared to answer a question outside of the star format and was rebuked by the interviewer. This isn't a place for creative or entrepreneurial people.
You want the job? Just tell them you are obsessed with process improvements, make up metrics for every single task you have had in your past career and repeat every answer in the STAR format.
For the case study expect them to change the expected rate for station A from 150 to 120 halfway through your shift. You should then adjust your employees from B to make up the difference and justify your shift due to packing station A being the priority and you won't have enough packages coming from pick if you shift labor from there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing unexpected, review the math process problems from here which you can find through search and expect the above adjustment or a similar adjustment.
After you have made your calculations I suggest highlighting the priority and understanding how you would shift your labor to ensure this is met.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Allentown, PA) in Jun 2010
Interview
There are 4 case studies provided prior to the interview. If you answer them correctly they will skim over them in the interview. If more clarification is needed, the interviewers will visit the case studies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They provide a math question, and since the math question appears on Glassdoor and other places they will modify it after you answer it the first time and ask you to provide a new answer