I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Moreno Valley, CA) in Nov 2021
Interview
I prepared for the proverbial L7 POD. I prepared a 15 page POD prep "cheat sheet" with stories as well as answers to commonly asked questions. Make sure your stories revolved around the Amazon Leadership principles and have a lot of depth of facts and data in them. The interview process is overly hard. I know that they trying to hire the best person for the job, but I believe this process is not objective enough and is far too subjective. That may explain why Amazon does not get it right so often.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to communicate a big change in direction for which you anticipated people would have a lot of concerns. How did you handle questions/ resistance? Were you able to get people comfortable with the change?
It was straightforward and structured. Length process with multiple rounds. It was critical to use STAR method metions specifics/ data where necessary. Behavioral round was straightforward. Leverage leadership principles and build your stories around that
Well structured multi-stage process. Interviews is intensive and structured to the Amazon Principles and STAR format. The expectation is to be detailed and provide clear examples, metrics and how you would do things differently.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru)
Interview
For manager and above, once the recruitment team identifies a candidate, they are scheduled for interviews. Apart from a phone round, folks will typically go through 4-6 rounds of additional interview. It will help if candidates are able to structure their responses in SBI format bringing out strengths that align with Amazon leadership principles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Whats the biggest challenge faced in previous role and how was it overcome.