I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Brampton, ON) in Apr 2021
Interview
Got an e-mail from HR stating I was selected for an interview & would hear from recruitment shortly.
A couple of business days later I received an e-mail. Encapsulated in that e-mail was Amazon’s leadership principles, guides on the position & a survey. In the survey, there were a number of things covered: preferred locations to work(ranking), availability to start the position & interview dates.
Interview day came, & well, you’re thrusted into a breakout room with multiple people interviewing for the same role as you, albeit they may be in different parts of the country. You are scheduled for 2 back-to-back interviews soon thereafter with OPs managers. They both liked me, so I received the job offer about 11 days later.
One thing to note, though, is they want ALL of your time. You’ll see clearly that in the offer.. you’re at their(Amazon) whim. There is no description of hours because it’s a 24/7 operation; there is only an indication of days per week worked, which means you may work 10 hrs one day and 14 the next. I wasn’t committed to leaving the job I am in now for a 50% total comp bump to be on my feet all day, at the whim of the company & enter a revolving door of attrition.
High-Pay. Low WLB. High Attrition. Take at your own risk if you can make it through the meat grinder to greener pastures.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Employee x & employee y work on two different teams & carpool together. One morning they are late to their shift. Pay day comes & there is a discrepancy in compensation for that pay period between the two employees even though they have the same position. Employee x’s manager never deducted time, but you did for employee y as she is on your team & she was late to that shift in this respective period. How do you remedy this situation? Who do you work with on this situation?
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?"
Multiple online tests after application, followed by a virtual interview with various staff. Staff did not want to be on camera and did not have many good things to say about working there.
Prior to even speaking to anyone about a possible interview there was a long and lengthy testing required. Really disappointing to finish with no feedback or additional details. I only received an email post test.