I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
I had four interviews that ran about 30 minutes each. All of them seem to be reading from a Q&A script with canned answers. one interviewer was confused when my answer went deeper than the one he was given.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many Lady Gaga CDs do we have to sell to turn a profit? (seriously...)
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (San Bernardino, CA) in Aug 2013
Interview
I applied online as I heard there was a new Sort Center opening in my city. About 2 days later I received an email requesting to set up a phone interview date. They called on the dot and while I talked to other associates later on who had different experiences, my phone interview just asked me questions to confirm my identity and application as well as questions I had already answered in the online application as far as if I can lift up to 49lbs or work in a potentially 90 degree warehouse which of course i answered "Yes". The phone interview was about 5 minutes and the lady then sent me an interview to schedule an in person interview at a hiring event. I scheduled my time through the interview email and showed up to the hiring event where about 20 other individuals were waiting to be called in. It was a large room with many leadership/management interviewing. I was interviewed by a particularly imposing individual who was to be one of the Operations Managers at the Sort Center I was applying to. We chatted about why I wanted to work for Amazon and who I was, a college student looking for part time work with opportunities to use my degree once I had graduated. Soon enough he told me he would move me forward to the next part of the process and walked me to the HR desk to wait schedule an orientation date and start date as well as get started on my drug test/background check.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
He asked me if there was any question I was prepared to answer but that he had not asked.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Tracy, CA) in Oct 2013
Interview
Sat me in a room, told me "are you sure you can do this job?" (im a girl, and very girly, so Im assuming he didnt think I would be a good fit for a general labor position) next thing I know, literally 3 minutes later I am doing orientation, very fast and easy process..