I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2011
Interview
Their HR/Recruiting was definitely more on-the-ball than most after I had been identified for an interview. The interview itself was two 30-minute one-on-ones with people in a similar position at Amazon. I had been warned that the interviews were tough, but even then they exceeded my expectations. Both interviewers used multiple tiers of drilling questions to see if I really knew the stuff inside and out. There were almost no behavioral questions, and we only cursorily went through my resume. Most questions were hard "what would you do if you were in charge of x?"
One of the interviewers was personable and nice, while the other seemed to have a chip on his/her shoulder. He/she made sure to mention where she had gone to school and how many people she was in charge of.
The kool-aid is definitely strong at Amazon, and they're looking for people who will fit in without too much trouble. At the end of the interview, I knew that I had bombed it, but at the same time, I was decreasingly interested in the job. I think those who would gel with Amazon's culture will do fine, and for the rest of us it will be obvious to both parties that it's not a good fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You're in charge of new business venture x. What do you evaluate in vetting the business potential? Now what is your estimate of the volume we could move (with numbers)?
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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