I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (New Brunswick, NJ) in Oct 2021
Interview
I had a phone screening with the company, then followed up with a four person chime interview a week later. The interview was 4 hours long. They base the interview structure over the leadership principles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All questions were based on leadership principals. They also make you do a math question and a writing assignment.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Dubai) in Jan 2022
Interview
I applied on the Amazon website, and received a call from a recruiter after 1 month to schedule an interview. I had 1 45 minute interview with the recruiter, followed by another 45-minute interview with the hiring manager.
In the first round, the recruiter was very professional throughout the interview, he seemed very interested in learning about my background and experiences, and was speaking highly of Amazon, talking about their open culture and opportunities for development.
My second round interview did not go well at all. For starters, the hiring manager came 5 minutes later into the interview, and only half of his face was showing on Chime because he didn't position the camera properly. He seemed to have been over-worked, and was very negative during the entire interview process. He started by "If you think of Amazon and you start imagining the automated facilities in Seattle, think again, you will be working in a place that has no maturity whatsoever", he seemed unhappy about working in the Middle East, as he was constantly grieving how addresses are a nightmare when compared to the US/EU. He was using more of an interrogation method when questioning me about my experiences, rather than being genuinely interested in what I can offer.
I was planning to reject the next phase of the interview process, but I got a rejection letter in my inbox 2 days after.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2022
Interview
This was a stressful process and while the first interview went well, the second interview with the hiring manager was cold and didn’t go in to what I could do for the company and more about what I’ve done. With multiple referrals and more than the experience they are looking for, I felt I wasn’t given a good chance to show what I could do for the company to propel them forward and didn’t get any feed back as to why I am not a fit, after 2 referrals from people in the dept and more experience than required.