I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Amazon (London, England) in Oct 2019
Interview
Applied online and was contacted within a couple of days to arrange a telephone interview. This was easy to arrange and was then conducted through Amazons Chime service - had no issues operating it. The telephone interview was with the hiring manager and lasted around 45 minutes. The questions were based entirely around Amazons leadership principles. I was then contacted a couple of hours later to invite me in for a face to face interview at the London office. This was 4 interviews lasting around an hour each. Three interviewers were directly related to the role and one was a bar raiser - google it. They again were completely about the leadership principles. The best advice I can give you is learn them inside out and back to front. There’s loads of YouTube content out there to help you prepare for commonly asked questions - this helped me so much!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example of a time you missed a deadline and how this affected the business
Amazon interview questions are predominantly behavioral questions designed to assess candidates against the company's 14 Leadership Principles using the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result). Expect to answer questions like "Tell me about a time you failed at work" or "How do you handle a disagreement with a coworker?", focusing on providing specific, data-backed examples from your past experiences.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you took an unpopular stance or challenged a decision
The Amazon Associate Vendor Manager (AVM) interview process typically involves several rounds designed to assess your analytical ability, communication skills, stakeholder management, and alignment with Amazon’s Leadership Principles. A senior interviewer (Bar Raiser) focuses on leadership principles and long-term potential.
I got a phone screen from Amazon for this position. The biggest lesson is always to remember to deliver the results of your work and don't spend too much time describing the stories. Let them ask you questions.
Associate Vendor Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Vendor Manager roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 16 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 Associate Vendor Manager according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 60%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 10%
Group panel interview: 5%
Background check: 5%
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