I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Amazon (Leipzig) in Apr 2020
Interview
Das Telefon-Interview war geplant über Amazon chime, das funktionierte aber nicht,
daher rief mich der Amazon Mitarbeiter aus Leipzig dann auf dem Handy an.
Vom ersten Moment an, hatte ich das Gefühl, den genervtesten Gesprächspartner in der Geschichte von Telefongesprächen zu haben.
Grundsätzlich hat er völlig normale Fragen gestellt, die man herausfindet wenn man sich mit dem Bewerbungsprozess von Amazon auseinandersetzt.
Wie beschrieben, hatte ich aber das Gefühl, dass es keine Antwort gegeben hätte, mit der ich die genervte Stimmung und das Desinteresse des Recruiters hätte verändern können.
Die Krönung war für mich die Fragestellung
„Warum Amazon?...aber antworten Sie nur, wenn Sie mir mit etwas antworten können das ich noch nicht kenne!“
In dem Moment wollte ich ihn tatsächlich fragen, ob ihm das Gespräch gerade ungelegen kommt weil er ja vom ersten Moment an völlig entnervt war und ob wir das Gespräch wann anders oder mit jemandem anders durchführen sollten.
(Heute ärgere ich mich, dass ich das nicht gesagt habe!;))
Vier Tage später habe ich die zu erwartende Absage per Mail bekommen.
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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