Senior Operations Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Operations Manager roles take an average of 50 days to get hired, when considering 42 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 Senior Operations Manager according to 42 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 6%
Other: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Apr 2021
Interview
1. Screening interview with recruiter (~20 min): Initial check of interest and explanation of the vacancy.
2. Interview with HR. Go throught experience and motivation.
3. Interview with someone close to the job vacancy. Question about examples connected to Amazon Leadership Principles.
4. Panel interviews. 4-5 interviews with different roles typically connected to the job vacancy. Questions about examples connected to Amazon Leadership Principles.
Depending on the job an analytical test or other practical exercise (ie. written exercise) might be requested.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about examples connected to Amazon Leadership Principles.
It was straightforward and structured. Length process with multiple rounds. It was critical to use STAR method metions specifics/ data where necessary. Behavioral round was straightforward. Leverage leadership principles and build your stories around that
Well structured multi-stage process. Interviews is intensive and structured to the Amazon Principles and STAR format. The expectation is to be detailed and provide clear examples, metrics and how you would do things differently.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru)
Interview
For manager and above, once the recruitment team identifies a candidate, they are scheduled for interviews. Apart from a phone round, folks will typically go through 4-6 rounds of additional interview. It will help if candidates are able to structure their responses in SBI format bringing out strengths that align with Amazon leadership principles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Whats the biggest challenge faced in previous role and how was it overcome.