I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Toronto, ON)
Interview
The process was pretty straightforward. It is all focused on their Leadership Principles. Going in, prepare a story from your history that aligns with each LP, and try and not to repeat too many stories, and you will be fine.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a co-worker and how you handled it?
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Seattle, WA) in May 2024
Interview
Interview process is a very heavy lift as to be expected with each of the big 4 tech companies.
If your resume is considered in the application stage a recruiter will send you over an online assessment that is pass/fail. Brush up on leadership principles prior as this is rigorously emphasized throughout the process, and be sure to record your sales scenario responses in the STAR format.
If you pass the assessment, you move on to the recruiter screen. If you pass this, you will have what's referred to as a "Phone Interview" with your prospective hiring manager. I found this to be the easiest step in the process and connected very well with the hiring manager. Have specific anecdotes to respond to STAR questions that are vaguely behavioral ("tell me about a time when...") with concrete data points.
Finally, if you pass the hiring manager interview, you will progress to the final loop. This is an intense day of interviews with 4 different team members each spanning 45 minutes. You need to have rich, detailed anecdotes from your sales career that follow the STAR method that are backed up with specific data points. I found that the behavioral questions asked in this stage were far more specific and less vague than the previous round/ what the recruiting team prepares you for; but i suppose there is a reason for this as they are looking to see if you "raise the bar". After you complete the loop the panel meets to decide if you are hired and the recruiting team follows up within 5 business days.
Overall the process took close to a month and the recruiting team was very helpful, transparent, and quick to follow up after each stage.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services in Jun 2023
Interview
The first round was a phone interview through Amazon Chime meeting. Only one interviewer attended. The interviewer asked many detailed questions regarding my resume. The overall interview was about 40 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself; Do you have any coding experience? How much do you know about AWS?