I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Luxembourg)
Interview
I felt like a complete waste of time, after 2 weeks, 4 phone interviews + 6 in person at the AWS Luxembourg office, they've hired an insider, they might just needed some outside applications to validate their hiring process. Apart from the first interview with the Recruiter, who was very professional, the rest of discussions and encounters were robotic, unhumane almost. The process is rigid and does not have the flow you will find in the IT industry, there will be no questions about you, hobbies, work-life balance. Keep in mind, all interviews (phone and in person) have a sort of transcript. The interviewer is typing while also listening to you and for a lot of them I felt this was a struggle, not all are typist skilled and it does affect the overall process not to mention you are talking to a person who is just starring in the screen. You need to talk very slow to allow them to catch up with typing, you need to respond in absolute STAR technique, anything else will derail them from filling up the form and it's a pain for them and you . Although the position was for AWS sales with no technical requirements, there were lots of technical questions, network components definitions mainly. The 6 interviews I had in person in Luxembourg were exhausting, different people will ask you the same thing and not all interviewers have the same business experience or interest in being in that room with you, so the assessment it's awkward. A disappointing experience overall.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lots of questions to dig on your Customer Obsession appetite
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Hyderabad) in Mar 2017
Interview
There were 5 rounds of interview. First comes the jam session where you were asked to talk about your experiences if you have or were asked to pick any topic and talk about a min or two. This round is the major round where they filter maximum people. Next is versent round where they check your typing speed, email writing skills, fill in the blank questions. Once selected in this will be sent to 3rd round which is voice versent. We have to repeat what the computer says in a telephone. After this 2 round of hr interview where you will be asked to talk about general topics and your previous experiences.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Herndon, VA) in Jun 2018
Interview
2 phone screens and on-site in person interview over a 2 month time span (5 people/45mins each). Amazon follows their 14 leadership principles when interviewing so recommend studying them and apply 2 career examples to all (get the book, the amazon way)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Every interviewer asked questions in accordance to their 14 principles. "Tell me a time when". They want to know using STAR process