I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in May 2015
Interview
Two phone screens then an onsite all day interview with 6 people. I prepared by pulling examples which I thought hit each leadership principle but you have to be in your a game in order to weave them in. I thought the interview went well but not only did not get the job I got turned down by two other teams based on the feedback.
Beware you basically get one shot then your done.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Every question was "tell me about a time...". the key is to bring up the right examples while not using the same ones over and over because you speak with 6 different people who all take notes.
I applied through college or university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Chicago, IL) in Nov 2014
Interview
There are two phone interviews in the first round.
The interviewers do not give a sense of whether or not they liked your answer. You could end up leaving the interview feeling that you did well,and not make it..
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Question 1
Many behavioral questions such as- when was the time you persuaded a peer at work?
Mini cases such as should kindle have free books? etc etc
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2015
Interview
I was approached by a hiring manager who has known me and my work for several years. He is responsible for finding somebody to take an idea that Jeff Bezos personally wants developed. After several attempts at recruiting me, I agreed to interview for the role. Amazon has a very structured interview process, and to a startup guy, the pace feels glacial. Several days after submitting my resume, HR contacted me for an initial informational screen. That employee was essentially attempting to determine my compensation requirements, and to gauge my interest in the role. After our call, several emails were exchanged to schedule the first of two phone screens. After a week or so, the first phone screen interview was finally conducted.
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Question 1
The call itself was strange. I asked questions about the product, who was involved in the past, the current status, who would be involved in the future, how the interviewer imagined it would evolve, the existing challenges, how much work had been done on the business case, how far technical development had progressed, etc.
The interviewer stated they had primary responsibility for the product currently, and answered my questions--but it was clear that their thoughts on both the business case, the product itself, and how he was going to allocate his existing development resources was actively evolving during the call. He was clarifying his thoughts and plans based on our conversation. It was also clear that I was merely serving as a facilitator, not really being interviewed. The interviewer was taking the opportunity to put the product roadmap and current plan through it's paces.