The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Jul 2011
Interview
I had about 3 interviews over phone with the general recent graduate recruitment and two interviews with another group in Portland. All of the interviews seemed to went very well but surprisingly I got this email from them!
Hi,
After serious consideration, we have decided to pursue other candidates for the role you recently interviewed for. We realize that bright students like yourself have opportunities with other employers so we hope that you will consider Amazon in the future. We invite you to reapply in six months.
I want to thank you for taking time out to interview with Amazon and wish you well.
Regards,
It was so weird, I spend at least 2 hours for each interview and at the end I got a vague email. They were not organized at all and the interviewers mostly called me with delay!
OA contained 2 coding questions and then followed by a multiple choice question on behavioral where they emphasized a lot on their leadership rules which you can find on their website
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is customer obsession and how do you apply it
Could not use AI during the first interview. The recruiter was helpful in the screener but the coding exam was tough including the take home test. Did a few Leetcode examples but apparently that wasn't enough.
Applied online via the company careers page. Received a reply from HR within a few weeks inviting me to an initial
screening call over Teams. Process also included an online coding assessment sent as a pre-interview step.
Communication from HR was professional, prompt, and friendly throughout the scheduling stage.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard background and motivation questions — what attracted me to the company, and a walk-through of recent
