Manager - Operations applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Manager - Operations roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 42 days.
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Boston, MA) in Oct 2015
Interview
I applied online and was required to fill out a 30-minute pre-screen. I did fine and was moved to the in-person interview, which consisted of a math flow problem. There is a 15-minute timer to complete the math flow, in which it was taken to the interview for you to explain. There were 2 interview sessions, 45 minutes each, and aside from the math flow, they were all behavioral questions.
Because their behavioral questions are a bit difficult, word of advice: whenever possible, answer using metrics of some kind or referring to their 14 leadership principles. They'll love that. They're very leadership and quantitative-based.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was one way you were able to save cost?
Name a time you were able to put forth an idea of your own, and how it happened.
Describe a time you worked with someone difficult and how you resolved that.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Amazon (Knoxville, TN) in Sep 2015
Interview
We were called out to a remote office building in a different state for interviews. The dress code was casual. There were some issues with the reimbursement for hotel accommodations. That said, the process was quick and efficient. The interview process itself was somewhat intense. They were friendly, but as with any large company, it was somewhat convoluted as to figuring out who was the point for communication.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2015
Interview
Starts with the phone interview which takes about 30 minutes, then I had to wait a month and a half for them to get a hold of me for an onsite interview. There were 4 rounds of interviews. They were about 30 minutes. It seemed to me that they were rushing through the interviews because there were 8 of us all applying for the same job, which makes you feel uncomfortable while you wait for the next person to interview. The math question isn't difficult but why even have it??? They seem to management heavy they don't seem to care much about their hourly workers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me how you would handle a person that shows up to work late often?