I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Nov 2014
Interview
I was added by an Amazon recruiter on LinkedIn. I contacted him right away with an email saying I am interested in PM roles at Amazon and within a day of my email, he replied back asking for my resume so he can share it with hiring managers. I did it immediately and the second day he got back saying a hiring manager is interested in doing a phone interview with me.
I was really impressed with how fast he moved things around. The hiring manager chose me for a Sr. PM role though that job description asked for more than double the experience I had. So I clarified during the interview that though I am interested in the position, my experience is less than the one asked for in the job description. The hiring manager was interviewing me and she said she appreciated that I was setting the right expectations with her and its not a problem since her team has PM roles open too.
She conducted the interview. I thought it went well. The recruiter contacted me that I was recommended to be interviewed for PM role and whether I would be willing to do it. I said yes and then a second phone interview was scheduled for the following week.
Both phone interviews were similar. I was asked to described a project I have done end-to-end, and then followed up with lots of conflict questions asking for examples from my experience where I was in a difficult situation and how I managed it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions asked were:
1. Tell me about a time when you had to think of more than one way to convince a person to agree with an idea.
2. Tell me about a time when you had a conflict with a person and how you handled it.
3. Tell me about a time when you were at fault and how you handled it.
4. Tell me about a time when you faced a difficult situation.
5. Tell me what you struggle in/ you would like to improve about yourself.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon in Oct 2014
Interview
Contacted by HR, excellent recruiter, really friendly and responsible.
3 on site interviews and 3 phone interviews. All of them with different managers in different locations.
Recruiter, Hiring Manager, Sr. Operations Manager, Program Manager, another Program Manager and a Senior Business Analyst
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time when you had to stand up for a position different from your customer's point of view.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (München, Bayern) in Apr 2014
Interview
Amazon's process is totally process oriented and fast. A recruiter will contact you within two weeks after you apply. Then follow two phone interview (unless you fail the first one) and a personal interview at their office. These are long with 5-8 Amazon peers, your hiring manager, and one person from a different department to check if you have the Amazon "gene".
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
None, really. They absolutely follow STAR style questions as explained on their careers website.