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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Phoenix, AZ) in Feb 2011
Interview
I'll post more information when I get time.. just wanted to get the most recent math problem on here for anyone getting ready to interview soon.
INBOUND FLOW QUESTION
You are in charge of the department that recieves the product to building and stows it to the bin where it is accessible by the next department. You have two options on how to recieve and stow the product.
Option One: You can recieve the product at 250uph and stow it at 100uph (units per labor hour). You must recieve it and stow it for the unit to count for the production. This process results in 1% error of units being stowed incorrectly. You can find and fox these errors at a rate of 20uph with what you believe is almost 100% accurancy.
Option Two: You recieve and stow the product in a one step vs two. The rate for this process is 80uph for recieve and stow. This process results in 1.5% error and you can fix these errors at 20uph with 100% accuracy.
1. Which option would you select to process today's unit and why?
2. Does your answer change if you are told you must fully process 100,000 units today? If yes, why?
3. Does your answer change if you are told you have 15 associates today and you must produce the maximim amount of units possible? If yes, why?
So, what they don't tell you (for those of you with zero warehouse exp) that Option one is a two step process, one peron has to recieve and one person has to stow. So, if you have 8 people, 2 have to recieve and 6 have to stow, etc. Good luck.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Amazon in Nov 2010
Interview
There were two people in the room asking me questions. It was intimidating at first, but I felt fairly confident. They asked questions that relate to the 5S and behavioral questions such as, "what would you do if someone came to work drunk?" Also, be sure to elaborate on your communication and leadership skills. Be Confident.
I applied through other source. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Phoenix, AZ) in Oct 2010
Interview
I contacted a military recruiter at Amazon.com through LinkedIn.com. He was excited about my background, and gave me the impression that I was a sure hire. I had a phone interview within 2 days of speaking with the Amazon recruiter, and progressed to the onsite panel interview. At the onsite interview, I was greated by a lady who gave me two problem scenarios to work through stating I had 20 minutes to complete them. After 50 minutes, I was taken on a walk-around tour of the warehouse by another supervisor. Following the walk-around, I was interviewed by two different supervisors. I had to present my solutions to the problem scenarios and answer typical questions. One week later I was contacted by another individual stating that they decided "to move forward with other qualified candidates such as myself".