I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Washington, DC) in May 2015
Interview
Normal behavioral-type interviews with mini cases tacked onto the end. They asked about times when I succeeded and when I failed. They were also interested in when I leveraged customer insights/data to drive an improvement. ONe thing to note - when asked about what makes the work itself fun (not things like food and games) they answered, "we hire young people and we have happy hours." NOT the thing to say to a middle aged person who doesn't drink. I also learned that they push people to the point of failure, and everyone competes with everyone for precious resources to launch their idea - managers included. No thank you to this toxic environment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nearly every question they asked can be found in these posts. Think about how you would solve a problem that doesn't have an easy solution.
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.
Process was relatively straight forward, I didn’t make it to the loop. What I can tell you is the recruiter will be overly excited about you as they are with all candidates. They’ll tell you, you can expect to hear back in two days for feedback. Truth is, if they reject you then you will not hear back within 2 days it will be more like a week. Silence means you aren’t getting the job, they’re very binary.
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Question 1
When did you make a choice no one asked you for? Why?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Luxembourg)
Interview
Good interview, reached the marathon loop of interviews. It was intense and quite focused on STAR stories obviously. Got some nice feedbacks as well to improve in case I managed to get another interview in a few months
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Question 1
How did you manage a conflicting situation with a peer ?