I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (London, England) in Jun 2021
Interview
Mainly questioning on leadership principles in the STAR model. Examples from previous amazon experience prefered. Always take exemples from work related experiences than from university. Make sure to prep before in order to have data in your answers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when…..
You showed ownership
You took bias for action
You simplified a process
Etc
Man wurde nach dem Umgang von Problemen und deren Lösungsansätzen gefragt. Zuerst unterhielt man sich in deutsch, dann in englisch. Im Anschluss folgten Anwendungsaufgaben in Excel. Auf die klassischen Bewerbungsfragen wurde verzichtet.
The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Sydney) in Jan 2022
Interview
Understanding the loop interview process is a part of the business process and will remain. I just think it takes a heavy, heavy toll on the candidate.
Almost 8 hours was invested Infront of the recruiters (not calculating the hours revising the leadership principles).
Amazon want detailed stories that will eventually be broken down into million pieces as if to say "your story is a lie, here's how I can prove it".
The skill sets weren't judged on merit or experiences, it was judged on how well you can articulate a story to the interviewer. Not once, but 17 times. (Over the course of 7 interviews).
My feedback for not being successful in the interview process was that my stories were not detail enough and my skill set did not match the role.
Well, my cv was sent, two intial interviews were conducted to identify my skills set and understand if it was aligned to the role and then progressed to the final 5 day loop - were I was told I did not have the skill set?
It's a daunting, confusing and self-absorbed process that leaves candidates with high levels of anxiety and bitterness
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what is the most innovative thing you have created