Area Manager 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 a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Jun 2020
Interview
It was in depth and STAR format is a must for every single question. You should definitely go through the 14 principles and have at least a couple examples for each principle.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you had two priorities and you had to choose one.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Hamburg) in Feb 2020
Interview
1 Phase: 1x Interview per Facecam. Einige Standardfragen auf die Position und zum Unternehmen werden gestellt, die man innerhalb von 3min pro Frage beantworten soll. Deine Antworten werden nur aufgezeichnet und im Anschluss von HR ausgewertet. Das Interview kann man vorab in beliebig vielen Versuchen üben. Circa 40/60 Deutsch Englisch.
2. Phase: Per Mail wird man darauf hingewiesen sich vorher stark mit den Leadership Principles zu beschäftigen. Diese werden einem als PDF-Dokument zugesendet. Zusätzlich soll man seine Erfahrungen und Leistungen nach der STAR-Methode (Situation, Task, Action & Result) vorbereiten/vortragen. Das Interview findet an einem Tag statt. 3x30min Face-to-face Interview mit Area- und Operation Managern. Deutsch Englisch 50/50 circa.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Wie würde Sie Ihre Mitarbeiter in einer Downphase motivieren?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Rotherham, England) in Jul 2020
Interview
Intense, had 1 x phone interview and 4 x video interviews (should have been face to face but changed due to Covid-19). Fairly standard interview around STAR technique and they make it clear what they want in your answers is lots of detail around their leadership principles.