I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Washington, DC) in Sep 2017
Interview
After online assessments evaluating personality style and ability to make management decisions for employees in a warehouse shift, they called me in for an interview.
Shortly before the scheduled date, they sent a packet explaining the interview process and advising on the best ways to do well on the interviews. They explained the STAR approach to responding to interview questions and provided Amazon's Leadership Principles so we can be sure to mention them in our interview responses.
At the interview everyone was really nice and friendly. They started with a briefing explaining how it will work, then there were two consecutive interviews with two different people, each 45 minutes long. They wrapped up with a debriefing and the whole thing was over in about 2.5 hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Oftentimes the simplest solutions are the best solutions. Describe a time when you used a simple solution to resolve something.
3 - 45 minutes interview back to back and three different recruiters. mine was through a zoom call and they should have sent you a link through email to join
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
just basic questions like tell me about you, why amazon, and why should we hire you.
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.
Area Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Area Manager roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 1,385 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 Area Manager according to 1,385 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
Phone interview: 18%
Skills test: 12%
Group panel interview: 10%
Presentation: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Drug test: 7%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Other: 2%
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