I applied through other source. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
They send out a lot of information before the in person interview. They provide their unique list of leadership principles, that focus on inventiveness, accountability, customer service, ingenuity, leadership, creativeness, and having a backbone. Then they proceed to hold an interview completely counter intuitive of their principles. They buy into the rigid format of STAR interview responses that seem to go cross grain of the type of managers they are looking for. They give a ridiculous math test to see if you understand how to adjust manning levels and where to most effectively use manpower. All the meantime telling you it has nothing to do with the math. A high tech firm like Amazon relying on people to do long math? If you make it to this level of interview I am sure you understand the concepts of manpower. so basically I surmise that Amazon high management attrition rate is due to the interview process and who they hire. People who are slick in interviews is usually because they have interviewed a lot and have practice at it. Do you want someone who interviews well or people who meet your leadership principles. Canned questions with responses graded on required formatted responses probably wont get you cutting edge leaders who think outside the box and have excelled due to thinking outside the structured format. The interview process was off setting to me and not what I expected from Amazon, and their reputation. I walked in, interviewing Amazon as much as they were interviewing me, I walked away unimpressed, knowing it was not a fit for me.
Recruiter reached out to me and we set up a meeting, she was friendly. Had to follow up a few times to get a timeline of how things are going, but overall was a positive experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to collaborate with multiple departments
2 interview rounds
Very easy
situational based questions
Just focus on STAR format in answering and focus on ur english communication
And do your best
You need to be from tier 1 colg and from nit
Assessment, written assessment, four interviews. It was a simple but lengthy process. You will interview with four different individuals, not a panel. So be prepared for a few hours spending 30-40 minutes each. Even if you nail one two or three, if one interview doesn’t go as smooth it can cause you to not get an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Three part questions, and what did you learn? Even if your example was spot on with the situation task action and result they still want you to provide an explanation of what you would do differently. Be prepared for this question after examples for every interviewer. They want details and exact data and numbers.