I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Shakopee, MN) in Oct 2017
Interview
Overall, both the interview and hiring process were good. The communication throughout the process was there, but it was a mystery about who was going to reach out to you next or who your new point of contact is. My example: For setting up the interview I was give a couple days to pick from. Once I picked a day, my contact said they would personally reach out to me within the next 24-48 hours to give me a firm time for the interview as well as some other helpful information. The next email I got was from a different person, who in turn ended up passing me to a different person, who was different than the person that reached out to me post interview, who was different than the verbal offer, who was different than the final offer. It wasn't a huge deal by any means, and I shared this feedback with the Amazon employee that extended the job offer, but there were a couple times where I didn't know who to direct a question to.
That being said, my questions got answered promptly and everyone that I worked with throughout the process was very happy to help and work with me. The interviewers were fantastic, as well as everyone I got to meet in the facility while touring prior to the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What processes in my current position have I improved and how?
Was contacted much later about my application. First had a intro zoom presentation session where the role was explained, then a one on one with 2 interviewers. It was honestly not that bad. Prepared by knowing the Leadership Principles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me an example of a calculated risk that you have taken where speed was critical. What was the situation and how did you handle it? What steps did you take to mitigate the risk? What was the outcome? Knowing what you know now, would you have done anything differently?
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?"
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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