I applied through university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Jan 2019
Interview
writing a job description, posting a job, scheduling interviews, conducting preliminary interviews, conducting in-person interviews, following up with candidates and making a hire.Screening interview. This is typically the first direct contact with the candidates. ... Phone screen interviews. ... First in-person interview. ... Competency interview. ... Second and third interviews. ... Invitation to a social gathering. ... Final interview. ... Background check
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
I was asked to apply online. Once I did, I was contacted about an interview. They asked a few phone questions and told me right away that I would be receiving details for travel. They flew us out, and there were two 45 minute interviews. I had just interviewed with another company two days before, and had anticipated a difficult choice. Unfortunately, I left that interview vowing never to work at Amazon. When asked about their culture, the interviewer said that the last team that didn't get along was completely let go. ALL OF THEM. There was no retraining, mentoring, or transfers. I asked if there were to see how it was handled, but they didn't handle the conflict at all. They just fired everyone. The interviewer outright insulted me, and cursed in another candidate's interview. When I said I was motivated by challenging work, they said I would regularly be given 3 week projects and be expected to have them done in 2-3 days. That's not challenging. That's unrealistic expectations and overworking your employees. There was more, but those were the biggest ones. Very unprofessional and rude.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you and another supervisor disagreed on how to handle something, what would you tell the person involved in the conflict?