I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Mailand)
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I applied online and the process took 3 months - interviewed at Amazon.com in the first quarter of 2014. The process implied a first telephone interview: they asked me to solve some math exercises (you better have a calculator with you, just in case) and asked me some behavioral questions ("Tell me about a time when you...")
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Question 1
Which are the competitive advantages of Amazon vs its competitors?
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Slough, Berkshire, South East England, England) in Jun 2013
Interview
I had 2 rounds of telephone interviews. Both interviewers seemed to think I was applying foe a role reporting to them, but I was actually applying for a completely different role. It was in June. I am assuming that i didnt go through as i received no email or phone call to confirm. I didnt bother follwing up either and was quite relieved as I was hoping to get into a new area with this job. Probably not much hope anyway with them being so disorganised!
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2013
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I applied for the Vendor Manager position and it took a few weeks to get a email response. I had a phone interview with the hiring manager that was very breif (about 45 minutes). I then recieved an email from the HR recruiter to come in for an all day interview.
I hadnt told my previous employer that I was looking into other job opportunities so it was a little difficult to take a full day off and then it kep changing around because of schedule conflicts, etc. In the end we made it work after about 3 changes. The day started at 9 am with with 6 interviews (each for about an hour) and an hour lunch break. I ended around 3:15 completely drained. It is a long experience for sure. Each interviewer was responsible for a different angle, but overall the questions had a similar theme.
The dress is very casual - defenitely no suit and tie for the interview. The culture is tough and it is defenitely the smart kids class. Overall I was unsure if the responses I gave were sufficient. You get a lot of head nods and everyone is extremely friendly. Usually you start out with the hiring manager, then a director, then a curve ball (VP or higher level director), then a peer to your hiring manager, and then two additional peers in a similar role to the one you are applying for.
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Question 1
What would you do to improve Amazon.com and the overall customer experience?