I applied online for a position in Seattle, WA. An Amazon recruiter contacted me and told me that she was going to submit me to the hiring manager. A week later I received an invite for a telephone interview asking for my best times to receive a 1-hour call. Once I submitted that information I received another email stating that I had an interview appointment with guy1 on a specific date and time. One day before the interview I received an email that stated that guy1 couldn't make it and he would be replaced by another person (guy2). During the call guy 2 divulged that he was not a part of the team that I had applied for and was in a pool of interviewers and lived in New York City. I waited 1 1/2 weeks after the interview and didn't hear a single word back and then I emailed the recruiter to ask if I was eliminated from the selection process. She called me about three hours later and said that they didn't feel that I was a good fit for the role but they had this other role in the same group that she wanted me to consider. I told her ok in the call and then she started talking about flying me to Seattle. I thought this was a bit hasty because I had not even spoke with the hiring manager and I am getting a face to face interview. I live in Dallas, TX and they flew me to Seattle, paid for my hotel, and I was there with bells on to interview for this job. It was a very long day with seven one hour interviews. They saved the hiring manager for the second to the last interview. I was exhausted by then and was loosing my voice but keep my composure to give them a great interview. Afterwards, I flew back to Dallas and the recruiter emailed me straight away to inform me I was not selected. In reflection, it seemed very unfair. They were too quick to pull the trigger for a face to face interview of me for a role where I was never interviewed by anyone from the team or the hiring manager. Two weeks later I saw another Sr. Program Manager’s position on a website and it was in Austin, TX which is only 200 miles away instead of Seattle, WA. I applied for that position and received a note from the recruiter that said "Once you have had a face to face interview with Amazon, and you are not selected, you are barred from the selection process for two years” I feel that is the most discriminatory thing that I have ever heard. What if the hiring manager in Austin, TX would have taken the time to get to know me and found that I was better qualified than any of the candidates that had applied? I feel like I was wronged by these people.
