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. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Met with a representative at a college career fair, they offered me a phone interview the next day. The phone interview was about 30 minutes and covered basic behavioral and situational questions. At the end of the phone interview they said that they were very impressed and wanted to move me to the next round. Within a few days I received an email about traveling to a near by fulfillment center on that coming friday. Once at the facility, we took a tour of the warehouse which was followed by four 30 minute interviews. One interview was based on a math question we were required to complete, two were with operations representatives, and the last one was with a human resources representative. Everyone throughout the processes was extremely nice and accommodating. The following monday I received a call from a recruiter informing me that I was not a good fit for the area manager position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Amazon?
Tell me about a time when you were leading a group, were assigned a goal, and did not reach it?
In your past experiences, tell me about your worst employee and best employee.
How do you motivate yourself?
Explain a time when you messed up.
Give an example of a time when you found a simple solution to a seemingly difficult problem.
Describe a time when you did something unexpected to solve a problem.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
First round was Resume Shortlisting. Selected.
1st interview, Technical questions related to mechanical. Lasted for 20 minutes.
2nd interview, Simple Puzzles and few analytical questions. Lasted for 30 minutes.
3rd Interview, Why Area Manager? Career plan?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2015
Interview
The process was very easy and expedited which was great. The recruiter that I worked with did an excellent job of keeping me in the loop in regards to the process, and let me know what to expect from each of my interviews. After speaking with her, and being deemed a qualified applicant I had a phone interview with a Senior Ops Manager that lasted about 45 minutes. I waited about 5 days for the results of that interview and was told that I would be moving onto the next step. This included traveling to a fulfillment center, taking a tour to get an idea of the way it operates, and then interviewing with 4 Operations and Senior Ops Managers. It was an all day affair which wasn't particularly desirable, but besides that everything was great. In both phases I was given workflow problems to complete but nothing too crazy. Everyone that interviewed me was open, friendly, and interested in getting to know me as a person to make sure that I would fit in with the culture at Amazon.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They were all pretty straight forward. No trick questions.