I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (London, England) in Mar 2017
Interview
I applied through an online job posting.
I was then contacting 2 weeks later by the Amazon recruitment team who arranged the interviews.
The first stage was a 45 minute phone interview was with a member of the department I applied too, the interviewer was very friendly, and followed the Leadership principles style of questions.
After this stage I was told 2 days later that I made it to the 2nd stage of interviews.
The second stage was a 45 minute phone interview with the hiring manager, she followed the same principles questioning.
I was successful with this stage and arranged a time for the final stage in person interviews.
The final stage was a 3.5 hour interview with 3 members of the team and an 'Amazon Bar raiser'. I was given a break after the first two interviews.
Each interviewer asked 2-3 Leadership principle questions, the interviews lasting 40-45 minutes each. They left enough time at the end for me to ask questions. They requested for the answers to be in a STAR format, they dived deep into the questions and had lots of emphasis on the 'Results' of my example.
Although the questioning is very structured all of the interviewers were very friendly, gave me a chance to ask lots of questions, and were open about the role and life at Amazon.
My advice would be to have 1-2 examples for each principle, follow the STAR answering technique, practice some questions that they may ask, research each interviewer so you know what they may focus on, and have at least 3-4 questions for each of them. Also it's really helpful to bring in notes and review between interviews.
I researched Glassdoor interviews, articles on the Principles by Jesus Gil Hernande, and Gayle Gallagher who published an article on 'How to maximise your chances of getting a job at Amazon'.
The Amazon interview process can be long and difficult, but it's only as difficult as you make it, if you do your research into the principles, and have experience and examples of using them, then you can be prepared for anything they may throw at you.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Q: How you changed an internal process, what were the results etc
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Feb 2017
Interview
A long process starting with HR phone screen, 1:1 interview, direct manager interview and full day of 5 interviews with demo at the end.
behavioral interviews focusing on the Amazon Leadership principles.
Very organized and structured process. Overall the experience was very positive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time that the client wanted solution A but you thought that Solution B is more relevant for his needs
Do you feel that sometimes managment don't see the all picture? Example of when you didn't agree with your manager
Tell me about an internal process that you've improved
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
It s simple one written round. Followed by two interview rounds. Your communication is important and if you speak good English and do well in the written rounds, chances of getting selected are higher.