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 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon in Nov 2012
Interview
Position was found through University career center website. Interview was 1.5 hours, 45 minute case study with one person, and 45 minute behavioral with the other. Behavioral interview was more intense than any other interview I have had thus far, and I have had about 25. Case study was fairly simple, and involved easy algebra and qualitative thinking.
There were no other interviews after that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I have no specific example. Think of the typical behavioral questions, but be prepared to be asked to go very in depth to each answer that you give.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Allentown, PA) in Sep 2012
Interview
1) Phone Screen
2) Onsite Interview - 4 - Individual 1:1 Interviews
a) One interview is a Algebra Problem - (Do not stress over) - Case Study Problem (You just talk the interviewer through situation you were asked to email in before your onsite interview
3) Rental Car and Hotel will be provided on Amazon - Food & Beverage expenses you will need to cover and then submit an expense report
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No difficult or unexpected question rattled me. However the common theme questions from each interview was why do you want to leave the food and beverage industry for the logistics industry
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon in Oct 2012
Interview
Had 2 45 min interviews. The first one I was presented with a math flow problem. It can be found online, the switch the numbers and situation around so be sure you can be flexible and expand. The second was basic behavior questions. Make sure you have leadership examples and they really look for those with a bias for action.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The safety team asks you to rotate people, but one person is killing it? What do you do?