I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Cincinnati, OH) in Jun 2017
Interview
I got called by a recruiter and I was not even looking. I think they found me on Linked-In. The whole process seemed very one sided as there was very little information given as to where the open positions were ahead of time. To learn a little more about it, I decided to work towards getting the phone interview by completing all their required items online. The phone interview and interviewer seemed to be in a rush and did not seem interested in listening. They seemed to be just "going through the motions" of the process. I felt my final questions were not answered., specifically around job locations. There also seemed to be a major arrogance about themselves. As a 20 plus year professional in the Continuous Improvement field, and with my credentials as a certified Black Belt, they ended up sending me a decline E-mail stating that I needed to work on building my experience. I found this to be laughable as I know my experience and skill sets in manufacturing, management, and retail far exceeded the Sr. Ops Leader who was interviewing me.
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Question 1
Simple math question regarding units produces with 20 directs and 2 indirects working a 40 hour week. Indirects had two 15 minute breaks and produced at a rate of 150 amazon boxes a day.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Newark, NJ) in Jan 2017
Interview
From recruiting to application to interviewing, the process moved quickly in comparison to other companies. Other companies can learn something from their process rather than letting candidates linger for a month or more. The interviewing process at Amazon can be intense.
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What was a relatively simple solution to a complex problem?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Apr 2017
Interview
Several phases of interviews; focused on Amazon's leadership principles, not technical experience. They require STAR formatted answers and lots of numeric data to "support" your claims. It's very difficult to recall situations relevant for their questions, provide a STAR answer and have a lot of meaningful numbers available, in a matter of seconds. They are hiring computers or robots, not people.
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Please tell me about a situation where you had to deal with an underachiever...