Technical Recruiter applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 52% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Recruiter roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 81 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Technical Recruiter according to 81 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 14%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 4%
Personality test: 3%
Other: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Not much of one to be honest. I applied for a position in Virginia and was contacted a few days later to set up time for a phone call. However, the AWS Sourcing Recruiter who contacted me sent me a list of seven (7) questions that looked like a canned response:
1. Are you open to a position located in Seattle, WA if relocation is provided? If not, where are you located?
2. Ideal current next opportunity, in terms of role, scope and scale?
3. How many total years of experience do you have in recruiting?
4. What type of talent have you had experience recruiting?
5. Why are you interested in exploring new opportunities at this time and why Amazon specifically?
6. Current salary package?/Salary expectations for a new role?
7. Are you authorized to work in the United States for any employer?
Almost all of these questions were answered in my application to the role, except for the salary and why I would be interested in working for Amazon. I sent an email back to the sourcer asking whether this email was a mistake or an automated message, to which she replied "It is not an automated email. I have a lot of things to cover in a first phone call so I try to get the basics out of the way. If you are interested in Amazon, let me know."
So I emailed her back almost immediately and said ok I have time to chat right then and there. Didn't hear back from her for six (6) days, so I shot her an email and said that I was not longer interested in interviewing because of my experience. She then emailed me 5 days later saying "I am sorry you are no longer interested in Amazon. If something changes call me at XXX-XXX-XXXX. "
Again, this sourcer brushed off my messages as if she had done nothing wrong. I replied back to clarify exactly why I'm not interested which I'm guessing will get archived immediately. This type of experience does not help refute all of the negative impressions about Amazon.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Are you open to a position located in Seattle, WA if relocation is provided? If not, where are you located?
2. Ideal current next opportunity, in terms of role, scope and scale?
3. How many total years of experience do you have in recruiting?
4. What type of talent have you had experience recruiting?
5. Why are you interested in exploring new opportunities at this time and why Amazon specifically?
6. Current salary package?/Salary expectations for a new role?
7. Are you authorized to work in the United States for any employer?
4 rounds of interviews that can be split into two days or one consisting of Amazon LP’s and behavioral questions. Star format is huge and don’t repeat example or answers
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a tell you created a niche sourcing strategy to fill a role
Straight to the point. Interviewer has been with Amazon for quite sometime. It baffles me how some Recruiters get jobs at these companies. As a recruiter I could tell right off the bat the interview would end poorly based off the Recruiters tone when he joined.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you sourced 100 candidates and only 2 responded but they were middle of the pack what would you do
Standard process, 5 rounds in total for onsite. Can ask to spread it into 2 days. Make sure you prepare solid bq stories and you will be fine. Make sure you prep some questions to ask as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard bq questions and some basic technical questions.