Amazon Area Manager I interview questions

I was contacted by an Amazon recruiter through LinkedIn and had a 30-minute prhone screening that basically covered my resume and tips for a follow-up interview with a director of regional operations. The second interview consisted of behavioral type questions and the interview was more direct/difficult than the initial phone screen. Following the interview I was contacted by someone from HR about scheduling an on-site interview at their Indianapolis,IN fulfillment center. Their HR department arranged all travel details (flight, hotel, rental car) without any issues. During the morning of the interview our group of candidates received about a 45 minute tour of the fulfillment center. Following the tour we were brought to a meeting room/holding area where we were given a math flow problem to complete (the problem can be found on this website). Upon completion of the math flow problem the candidates began a series of interviews. I interviewed with four representatives (2 x Sr Ops Managers, GM, HR). Each interview lasted between 45-50 minutes.

My initial contact with amazon.com was at a career fair at my university in my final semester of my Senior Year. I talked to a current Area Manager with the company, and they were very engaging with me. I asked what types of jobs they were offering, and the main job they were recruiting for was Area Manager in a Fulfillment Center, they talked about the fast-paced environment where your never sitting down at a desk and your always moving around, engaging associates, and moving product in or out of the building in a 1 million+ square foot Fulfillment Center. I told them that was the exact environment I would like to work in and feel I would thrive in. I gave them my resume, and within a week I got a phone call for a "phone interview". At the end of this 15 minute phone call discussing a little more about the job and requirements and asking a few more questions about my personality, drive, and work ethic, they asked me to come to an in-person interview, and they flew me out to one of their Fulfillment Centers within 2 weeks. The in person interview was with 2 different operations managers, and lasted less than an hour between the 2. Then there was one more section where I worked on a "flow" problem and that lasted less than a half hour. After that, I did an hour tour of the site. In all, the interviews themselves lasted less than 1.5 hours. Within a week I received a job offer and began working with the company the summer after I graduated. For me personally, the interview process was very fun, and not very intimidating. If you go in and project your confidence in your ability to take on any challenge, work to continuously improve, and show an ability to lead people, you will be seen as great candidate as an Area Manager.