I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
drawn out and formulated - asked by people who are not creatives, they take notes and don’t know what to do with it. people are smart. little uptight. gotta know that’s what you’re getting into. pay is great though. is this 30 words yet great
Amazon interviews are very long and hyper specific to amazon. Def need to prepare specifically for an Amazon interview. Be sure to have very specific examples to support your arguments for why they should hire you-- back up with data when you can.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to make a hard choice. What did you do? Why? What was the outcome?
Writer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Writer roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Writer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
Skills test: 14%
Personality test: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Presentation: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
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