I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2010
Interview
Got an email to setup interview, two 45 minutes telephonic interviews
.Three different areas: Leadership, Analytical Skills and Culture
.Give me examples of your past experiences of leadership, analytical skills and culture.
.Some specific questions related to the projects
.Questions related to Operations experiences and leading employees
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
The search at Amazon site results in error 10% of the time. What could be the reason, how would you go about resolving it?
Amazon started putting Ads on its wbsite recently and there was a big debate before doing so. Could you throw some insights on the pros and cons of putting ads at Amazon site
I applied through university. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
You do the recruiter screen. Then go through a phone screen interview. If you pass, then you go through five on-site interview. One of the on-sites will be with a bar raiser.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to manage a conflict. What did you do?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
First round interview is using HireVue with 2 behavioral questions, some questions about Excel, some questions about MySQL. All answers should be recorded by yourself, either using camera or sharing screen. It's around 1 hour.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
2 behavioral questions, some questions about Excel, some questions about MySQL.
It was really fast. Got contacted by HR first to schedule the meeting with the Director and received a guide to preparing the interview, as always the amazon principles. The interview itself was nothing about the amazon principles and got a business case. Got a rejection the very same day.