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. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Indianapolis, IN)
Interview
Met with a couple local managers and HR representatives. Spent about an hour with each of them. Fairly typical interview. Not a lot of pressure asked mostly all behavioral questions. Some focusing on their leadership principles.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2014
Interview
Typically there is a first round of screening via telephone where they decide whether to invite you to an actual interview. Some candidates have 2 phone screens, some only have one...based on a number of factors outside your control.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Amazon uses the STAR method for interviewing (Situation, Task, Actions, Result). There are no "trick questions" or puzzles or asking you if you were a tree what kind of tree would you be.
I applied through college or university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Neu-Delhi) in Jan 2018
Interview
It was a telephonic interview. It went on for 40 minutes. The questions asked were logical ones. The interview was meant for internship in the company in Summers. The overall experience was very good.