I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Walsall, England) in Oct 2018
Interview
easy filling out forms, drug&alcohol test ,free training easy process ,what they dont tell is that you have x30 min break ,you have to work 50 hours during Christmas period ,have to hit targets, they start getting rid of ppl after Christmas so save up as much money you can before then ,work is easy standing and doing a 10 hour shift is hard but you get used to it ,they don't care about you only the targets ,going to the toilet is classed as idiel time
No interview at all, you go into the hiring center, take your drug test, fill out some preliminary paperwork, verify the building and schedule you want, your start date and that's it.
Not too bad pretty easy and straightforward, simple question surrounding handling and moving. Make sure you know basic safety rules as they will ask you, for example how do you carry heavy items.
Apply online, go to the on-site office for oral drug swab and ID picture. Start date is assigned once background check comes back. The actual start date will depend on how fast the check comes back but isn't normally delayed.