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 months. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2015
Interview
Applied through campus recruiter. First round interview was over the phone, and questions were all about leadership experience. Next round was an on-site interview. Here there were 4 30 minute interviews each with a different theme. One was a math flow question, another was about leadership values, why Amazon, and then a walkthrough of your resume. Apply all your answers to how it relates to Amazon, this is critical.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Amazon? A simple question but is by far the most important.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2015
Interview
Their recruiting employees first contacted me via LinkedIn. They sent me some web links to their website and to some YouTube videos so I could learn more about the company and it's values. The Recruiting Coordinator scheduled a phone interview with one of the Operations Managers. The phone interview started on time and lasted about 25 minutes.
The interview was broken down into 4 basic parts:
1) A quick introduction of the Interviewer
2) Behavioral questions. 2 questions I was asked were pretty open ended; the other 3 required examples (recommend to answer in STAR format).
3) Math question: 1 word problem with 2 parts (I'm assuming you need the 1st answer correct in order to get to the 2nd part)
4) Questions for the Interviewer: I asked 3.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Can you give an example of how you overcame an obstacle in your production?
You have 30 associates (2 are indirect/not on the floor). Each associate works 8 hours/day, 5 days/week, can produce 150 units/week, and has two 15 minute breaks/day.
Question 1: How many total units do you produce in a 40 hour work week?
Question 2: If you were to increase your productivity 10,000 units/week, how many extra associates do you need?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Was contacted by Amazon Military Recruiter who was extremely helpful and gave me a ton of information about their operational positions and the interview process. Had 2 phone screenings, one with HR and one with a SR Operations Manager and then invited for an onsite interview at one of their fulfillment centers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Phone screening Math Flow question: You have 30 associates, 2 are not on the production floor. Each can process 150 UPH; Each works 8 hr days, 5 days week; each day each worker is given 2 15 min breaks. How many units can they output per week?