Overall, the interview process was swift. I've interviewed with Amazon or one of its subsidiaries more than once and they either don't close the loop or they tell me much later the what seems to be a minor reason as to why they passed on my candidacy. This time they managed to close the loop. What astounds me about Amazon is that they love to talk about how they have a high bar and there are a ton of smart people there--this obviously doesn't apply to many individuals in their HR dept. I've worked for their competitors who seem to have higher standards and smarter people, but they manage to disregard this experience. When I look up my interviewers and potential peers on LinkedIn, I'm underwhelmed and disappointed by their qualifications--community college drop-outs, University of Phoenix or third rate school graduates, and people who are coming from unrelated industries or inferior companies. This is a high bar? This ain't Google. This is more like B players hiring C players. They are intimidated in hiring professionals who are better than them. I was required to do a presentation, which is a ballsy request considering you're actually giving them free information without being an employee--not to mention taking my valuable time to prepare. One person on the panel actually yawned and they asked me to focus on information that had nothing to do with the job description. I appreciate how swift the interview process was, but they need to adjust their expectations and tenets considering the caliber of people who work in HR at Amazon. The office was boring and not aesthetically pleasing. They will have a difficult time recruiting people.