I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (West Columbia, SC) in May 2013
Interview
Completed online application and usual questionnaire, then received an email less than 12 hours later stating to schedule a phone interview. The interview is on average around 30 minutes and consists of the usual "Describe a time when...in your past employment?" questions. After the phone interview I received another email stating to schedule the on-site interview a week later. Plan to spend around 2 hours at the warehouse if your interviewing during one of their hiring events. Sign in upon entering, get your picture taken, then you're brought to a room where you have a general computer test to assess you (doesn't affect employment), and after that you're taken to a room for your one-on-one interview. The interview consists of about five questions similar to the phone interview about dishonest past employees, seeing coworkers steal, why you chose amazon, etc. After the interview if you pass you're taken to a room where you're going to receive an oral drug test and then Amazon's offer their making you. Following that you're taken on a 25 minutes tour of the facility and then done for the day and told to wait to be contacted for training.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Describe a time when changes were made at management level that you had to adapt to?" Never had a job before so It was a fairly hard question to relate to school, etc.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Bellevue, WA) in May 2010
Interview
Most positions at the fulfillment centers are filled by temp agencies. As long as your IQ is above room temperature and you aren't addicted to any illegal substances, you'll get the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Every temp candidate is given a simple test to fill out, which tests the candidate's ability to perform simple job tasks. It also asks if you have had any experience with a hand scanner.