I applied through a recruiter. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Aug 2011
Interview
I have my final interview next week. Previously, I meet a recruiter at a Veterans Hiring Fair. I pursued her after our initial discussion. I had one phone interview with her which consisted of me telling her about a time I improved a process, my basic leadership philosophy and a review of my resume. My second interview was with an "industry professional", a senior ops manager. His questions were the same- tell me about a time you improved a process, how do you motivate, your leadership style, and a review of my resume. After some scheduling confusion, I am flying to Indianapolis for my final interview. So far I had to prepare answers to 4 simple case study questions (they ask you to spend no more than an hour working on them). Additionally, the recruiter put me in touch with 2 recent hires and 1 area manager. They all gave me great insight into the interview process and were supportive and answered all questions I had. The recruiter was supportive, and provided me lots of study material and gave constructive criticism that helps a ton. Wish me luck!
Star Method and Leadership Principles. Just study these from the materials they give you, and form a story for each principle, and when they ask questions, you can see which principle they are asking about.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you faced a conflict or disagreement at work and how did you handle it?"
Multiple online tests after application, followed by a virtual interview with various staff. Staff did not want to be on camera and did not have many good things to say about working there.
Prior to even speaking to anyone about a possible interview there was a long and lengthy testing required. Really disappointing to finish with no feedback or additional details. I only received an email post test.