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 6 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Oct 2014
Interview
I applied through my university's career services website and within an hour received an email from a recruiter, telling me to also apply through Amazon's careers website. He then scheduled a phone interview with me, which was pretty casual: getting to know me, why I want to work for Amazon, behavioral questions, and a simple math problem. At the end of the 45-minute phone call, he told me that I would be moving on to the next round which would be at one of the fulfillment centers. It took a few weeks to schedule that, but they ended up flying me to Phoenix. This round is much more intense: there are about 10 candidates interviewing at the same time, but they stress that we are not all in competition with each other; they could offer each of us the job if they saw fit. First, the group takes a tour of the fulfillment center, then we have 15 minutes to work on a math problem. This wasn't too bad, just do the sample one that they send you and you shouldn't have much trouble. Next, there are 4 back to back interviews, 3 with managers and one with HR. They asked mostly behavioral questions ("tell me about a time when...") and one went over the math problem. All of my interviewers as well as my recruiter were very nice and friendly, so even though I was nervous at first, they made me feel more at ease as the day went on. This interview day at the fulfillment center took about 4 hours. It was on a Friday, and I received an offer via a phone call from my recruiter on Monday.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had a difference of opinion with a peer or coworker and what did you do about it?
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon in Feb 2014
Interview
Filled out an application online and received a phone call from a recruiter less than a week later for a phone screening. After the phone interview I was scheduled for an on-site tour and interview at one of their fulfillment centers.
They do have a variety of forms to fill out and material to read before attending the tour and interview. I was required to sign an NDA but I can say that there is a math problem very similar in another review here. I interviewed with an HR manager, a veteran area manager, and a fairly new area manager. The HR Manager and veteran area manager both seemed to have a very arrogant and elitist attitude. The new area manager was a pretty nice guy and was very honest about having to work 70-90 hour work weeks at certain points during the season. They offer an excellent starting salary but this particular position looks like a textbook definition of what 'golden handcuffs' should be.
I was told at every step of the interview process by the recruiter that I would be informed of their decision even if it meant I was not extended an offer of employment. I never heard anything back from them which sincerely surprised me about a company I would have expected much more professionalism out of.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One of the interviewers asked me about the phrasing of something in my resume. Very condescendingly too I might add.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Interview process was fairly straightforward. Asked several leadership questions, looking for a candidate who's experienced in a leadership role and encountered any kind of dilemmas and how they handled it. Then a fairly simple math flow problems relating to operations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Be as detailed as possible where you displayed leadership at work