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 in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (San Antonio, TX) in Mar 2018
Interview
As an internal promotion candidate, you go through a pre-loop interview to confirm essentially that you are interview ready. Then, you go through the same POD interview that external candidates go through. 3 interviews, 1 HR and 2 Ops/Senior Ops, that cover the Amazon Leadership Principles. All answers are to be in STAR format and focus on Thinking Big (how your answers affect not just a shift but the entire building/network).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HR asked, "As an Area Manager, who is your customer?"
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon in Mar 2018
Interview
Was contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn to apply for the role.
Applied online and let the recruiter know I did so.
Participated in 45 min "job preview" online and answered hypothetical job situation questions and answered a few math problems & looked at some data.
Was then scheduled to have two back to back video interviews with Ops Managers/ Senior Managers, each lasted about 30-45 mins.
Asked situational questions that mostly focused on leadership skills and how I've dealt with conflict on or off the job, and my ability to manage people and situations.
Very focused on the STAR format, and they're mostly looking for you to tell a detailed, straight forward story that answers the question and outlines what the problem was and the impact you made to solve it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to deal with conflict at work and how did you resolve it?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Kenosha, WI) in Jan 2017
Interview
The information questions were pretty basic. Just make sure you follow the STAR method. Situation, Task, Action and Result. Answer each question using their leadership principles is a huge plus.