I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Toronto, ON) in Jul 2019
Interview
Applied online and got in touch with a recruiter to set up a virtual on site interview. He gave me all the material needed to prepare. 2 weeks later I had 3 back to back phone interviews with 3 Senior Managers. They were really friendly, and interview questions were nothing out of the ordinary. Just be yourself, and be inquisitive. I even asked them about their personal preferences, and asked for feedback which caught them by surprise, and they gave it to me. Use a lot of numbers, they love when you use % and how you improved something. This web site has everything you need to prepare, I used it.
2 weeks later I got a message that my position was filled, but I was recommended for the same position in a different city, and offer was made immediately.
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Signed NDA so I can't reveal them, but trust me when I say that questions are nothing out of the ordinary questions.
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.
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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
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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.
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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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