I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2009
Interview
The interview process was broken into two parts a series of phone interviews and then a full day of in person interviews. I had 8 in person interviews in one day and a about three had 2-3 interviewers. The interviews ranged from typical interview questions to practical questions like "how do you think we should do this?" There was also a lot of math. They also seemed to be big on what college you went to. Several of the interviewers made it known to me what college they attended which I thought was really weak.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They gave a 15 minute description of an area of their business and asked me to come up with a new business idea in the next 15 minutes that was unique and potentially profitable.
Phone screen. That was the only step I completed outside of the application online. Basic questions about past work, specific questions about projects I have worked on in past jobs
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about one time you led a project across multiple teams
There were 4 rounds (3 behavioral and 1 technical) with a strong emphasis around the STAR method. Recruiter was very helpful in providing expectations and interview prep materials. I would look up the leadership principles and map your examples to these principles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions are mapped to the leadership principles. Tell me about a time where you had to make a decision without receiving all the necessary information. How did you approach this?
First I passed the assessment its not an easy one, next step is phone screen 1 hour interview, my recruiter shared helpful information; connect 12 LP's to your work examples using a STAR method, 2-3 examples per LP.
Product 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 47% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Product Manager roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 500 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 Product Manager according to 500 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Presentation: 7%
Personality test: 6%
Background check: 5%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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