Area Manager I 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 college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Brampton, ON) in Feb 2015
Interview
I was recruited for an On Campus Interview after graduation. The next day I met with a manager for a 15 minute behavioral interview. I was also given a math problem in scheduling and time requirement calculation.
The next week I was flown to Brampton, Ontario. Amazon covered the flight and hotel expenses.
They gave me a quick tour of the fulfillment center. I, then, proceeded to meet with four employees separately. The first interview was behavioral. The second was a case interview. The third was an in depth review of my resume, academic experience and previous work experiences. The fourth was another math interview in scheduling and time requirement calculation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What makes a good for for the area manager position?
Strengths and weaknesses?
If you knew another manager was not being strict with his employees arriving on time, what would you do?
Which of the Amazon qualities do you think are most important?
Tell me a problem you had during one of your academic projects and how you resolved it?
Tell me about a conflict you had with one of your colleagues and how you resolved it?
Math questions inbound and outbound flow questions.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (San Diego, CA)
Interview
I submitted my resume on an employment website my school has. I received an email about a week later inviting me to apply on Amazon.com, I didn't recieve a phone interview and about a week later I recieve an email inviting me to an interview. I set up the date and they paid for a hotel room.
Going into my interview I was under the assumption I would be interviewing at a Fulfillment center, but I was interviewed in a hotel and by two different area managers. The first interview went well it was a case study and then behavioral questions, it felt more like a conversation than an interview. My second interviewer was negative and kept talking about how this is the most stressful and difficult job ever he was short and he only asked behavioral questions. I asked questions after the interview it lasted about an hour and a half.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had conflict in a group.
Tell me about a time you failed.
Tell me about a time you persuaded a group to take your idea when they already had an idea made up.
Case study:
Two employees carpool together Jennifer and Tim, they each arrive 30 minutes late one day. When they recieve their checks Jennifer who is in your team notices she was not paid the same as Tim, as Tim was paid the 30 minutes he was late and Jennifer was not. Jennifer tells you that Tim was paid the 30 minutes. What is your course of action? Do you talk to Bruce(Tim's manager)? What would you say to Bruce?
Let's say Bruce gives you a sad story about how Tim is having a hard with his personal life and that's all he tells you. What would you say to Bruce? What would you say to Jennifer?
If Jennifer is still not happy would you talk to your manager or HR.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (San Diego, CA) in Oct 2016
Interview
Mostly behavioral interview question, asked about academic backgrounds and why I wanted to work at Amazon, and in ways I can apply my experiences in this role. Had two people interview and type as I spoke. They paid for your travel expenses and the hotel accomodation was very nice.