I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Norfolk, VA) in Jan 2021
Interview
It was fine with the interview email sharing who would be conducting the interview and what types of things to prepare for. Right off it seemed to be going fine, until the interview wrote me off in the first five minutes. It made me feel like I had wasted my time.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2020
Interview
Phone screen (30-45min) and then all day interview (virtual) that consisted on five 45min interviews. All questions were behavioral and tied to the Amazon Leadership Principles. Be sure are able to articulate a story that shows you exhibit a leadership principle that has enough depth that if they ask further questions, there is more to dive in on.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to change someone's mind at work.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2021
Interview
It was a bit random, the hr process was standard.
However, one of my interviewers decided 5 minutes into our chat that he would not even take notes because I guess mentally he had ruled me out.
It affected my interview game honestly because it basically signals he rejected me mentally already.
Besides that, the other folks were friendly and nice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leadership principles in action -- check their page and prepare answers.