I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Livonia, MI) in Nov 2019
Interview
After applying online I received a phone-call from an HR Rep who talked to me about the position and then emailed me an "Intake Survey" with questions about my expectations and a few situational "what would you do" questions. Once finished, a different HR Rep emailed me an interview schedule a few days later and provided some preparation documents.
Day of I drove to the fulfillment center, checked in with security and participated in a building tour. Afterwards, completed 3 separate interviews with the Operations Director, HR Rep and the EHS Manager. Was given the option to do phone or in person but, figured the tour would've been beneficial so took the face to face option.
Interviewers used the S.T.A.R. method (Tell me a time) questions and wanted really in-depth answers. One of the interviewers was condescending and treated me like I was desperate for a job, the fulfillment center has a lot of hourly/entry level people so they're probably used to interviewing people just looking for a quick paycheck but should consider not everyone that comes through is unemployed.
Received a phone-call the same evening with an offer but declined due to pay negotiations.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you made a commitment but realized you couldn't uphold what you agreed to, what were conditions and the result?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon in May 2026
Interview
The interview was made up of 3 different 45 minute sessions managers and HR. It was pretty repetive with each interviewer wanting me to give them the 2 minute get to know you and then answering a bunch of behavioral based questions. Felt very informal and laid back which was a similar vibe to the interview that I did for the internship version of this role which I got. Still was rejected though, not sure why.
Interview process is too structured. You have to word your answers exactly how they want it which makes it robotic and less human. It’s more about being a good story teller.
It was a very long interview 3 sessions took about 2 hours to complete. 3 interviewers about 40 minutes each, they were friendly and the questions were what you would expect
EHS Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for EHS Specialist roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 25 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 EHS Specialist according to 25 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 19%
One on one interview: 15%
IQ intelligence test: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Group panel interview: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Drug test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Background check: 4%
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