I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Applied and took just under a month to hear from a recruiter and schedule an interview with a manager. Heard back from the recruiter within 2 days of the phone interview.
I prepared based on the Amazon job interview website and information that was provided from the recruiter.
The phone interview conversation felt very one-way and rushed. It was as if the interviewer wasn’t engaged or listening to my responses.
I knew I didn’t get it at the end because he barely left time for me to ask any questions and hung up rather abruptly.
Overall the questions were straight forward, and I recognize that I probably overthought the interview because they make it feel so stressful to answer a specific way and highlight specific leadership principles. In retrospect I think I lost my chance by over-glorifying the company and thinking too much about what they wanted, instead of being myself.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to deal with ambiguity on a project
The first step, the virtual interview process, was fairly long but easy to navigate and work through, and shortly after, I received an invite to interview in person. However, the location for which they reached out for was for the wrong state.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Manager experience, scenarios where I had to act as a manager
Ghosted me after the interview, and they did not notify me I was no longer under consideration. I manually had to check the job portal to verify job application status after a virtual assessment and interview.
The interview process is very robust. You speak with many different people but they moved quickly. Some questions are out of the box and some are straightforward. Overall it was a good experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you took on a task beyond your normal responsibilities
