I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Initial telephone interview followed by 5 face to face interviews.
Interviews were mostly base don behavioural questions relating to the Amazon's leadership principles; typical interview questions: 'describe a time when you....(displayed this leadership principle).
It is key to know the principles well and have plenty of examples to share as each hiring manager cross references notes.
Be prepared to explain your answers as the hiring managers will dig into the details
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your greatest innovation
Tell me about an unpopular decision
Tell me about a time you screwed up
Tell me about a time you showed ownership
.................................you applied judgment to a decision where data was not available
etc...
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (San Jose, CA) in Jun 2016
Interview
Interviewer was introduced by first name only. The interviewer asked general questions about my background followed by questions on a specific product development life cycle I had worked on. Finally the interviewer proceeded to "behavioral based" questioning. I was asked to describe a time in which I had failed to meet objectives.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time in the past in which I had failed as a product manager.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2016
Interview
There were 2 round each was virtual. In each round I had two separate interviews. The interviews consisted primarily of behavioral questions in the first round with a deep emphasis on my background. In the second round I interviewed directly with PMs in different areas. These interviews were about half background/behavioral and half case. The cases were specific to the group of the person I was interviewing with, which made me believe they were seeing how I think if they wanted to take me into their specific group.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please discuss one failure of reaching a metric in the past two years and why?