I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Irvine, CA) in Jul 2017
Interview
Met with multiple different people in the division - none of whom were "HR" people. The idea is you are interviewed by your potential co-workers. The problem is that these people are 1) concerned about their own job security and performance and 2) not "people operations" staff - they have no idea how to conduct an interview or judge applicants. They are more concerned about their appearance during the interview than they are about accurately assessing the applicant. The process was hours long, stressful, strange, and ultimately a waste of time.
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They asked all sorts of questions over a 5 hour period, which included going to lunch with one of the interviewers. I can't remember the specific questions but you get the idea.
First I passed the assessment its not an easy one, next step is phone screen 1 hour interview, my recruiter shared helpful information; connect 12 LP's to your work examples using a STAR method, 2-3 examples per LP.
Process was relatively straight forward, I didn’t make it to the loop. What I can tell you is the recruiter will be overly excited about you as they are with all candidates. They’ll tell you, you can expect to hear back in two days for feedback. Truth is, if they reject you then you will not hear back within 2 days it will be more like a week. Silence means you aren’t getting the job, they’re very binary.
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When did you make a choice no one asked you for? Why?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Luxembourg)
Interview
Good interview, reached the marathon loop of interviews. It was intense and quite focused on STAR stories obviously. Got some nice feedbacks as well to improve in case I managed to get another interview in a few months
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How did you manage a conflicting situation with a peer ?