The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Chennai) in Jul 2010
Interview
Number of interviews involving scenarios and analysis of situations and data.
Problem solving in scenarios that you are inherently not familiar with
Repeating the same questions by multiple interviewers to possibly corroborate and cross check responses
For the role I was interviewing for - there were 8 interviews, 3 on the phone and rest face to face.
Very focused on problem solving.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how would you solve a business problem where a process had to be imroved to 100% of its current level
The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jun 2010
Interview
I received an email from HR saying they were interested in setting up a phone interview with a team member. I ended up doing 2 phone interviews with team members. The interviews went well. A week later, I did not hear from them and sent a follow up email. Within minutes I received an email asking me to come in for in-person interviews. The overall interviews went well. The slow was good, At the first interview, I was told to let people know if asked questions repeatedly. Funny enough, I was asked several questions over and over and when I mentioned that I had already answered , they asked me to proceed and answer again. Sets up an awkward conversation. Hind sight, I would not have said anything and just answered the question. Most of the people were nice. Some were full of themselves, almost condesending at times. One interviewer was just nasty. Did not smile once, Acted like she did not want to be there and did not want me to be there. I would have worked closely with here so probably a good thing they did not select me. HR called the next day and said they would not be moving forward. The only thing about this is that she was rude about it. Funnt because she was really nice the day before. Amazon does not share any feed back so I have no idea why I was not selected. This is a horrible policy!!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would I do to iimprove the exposure of product X
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2010
Interview
Received an email to come to Seattle for a day of interviews after being recruited. Follow up on company's part was surprisingly lackadaisical, resulting in the fact that I had to book all my own travel and lodging. Still, my reception was very warm and cordial by each of the five interviewers: 3 specific to my prospective division, one from a parallel, possibly "competing" division (i.e. logistics & operations), and one general HR person. By and large, a behavioral interview, peppered with the occasional inane corporate "surprise" question that comes as no surprise at all. Keep your cool and remember the larger point here is a test of personality, obviously. By and large, a friendly if harmless trial.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's the biggest problem you see with our company?