I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Tokyo) in May 2023
Interview
3 rounds- hiring manager, bar raiser from the sister team, HR.
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It was good only that my loop was all in one day, so I was tired. On top of that, the experience was challenging in a good way. If you have the chance, do it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation where you thought you were right, but your peers or supervisor did not agree with you. How did you try to convince them that you were right? Did you succeed?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
It was a short video call in a relaxed environment, with a member from their team at an unrelated site. They also did this with someone who does not work on the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you had to use creativity to solve a problem.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY)
Interview
The recrutier reached out on LinkedIn, I had to take a test that took house and had three interviews before the final round which was 6 hours long. It was an emotionally draining process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to meet a deadline but were pressed for time.
Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Specialist roles take an average of 57 days to get hired, when considering 11 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 Specialist according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Phone interview: 18%
Personality test: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
Skills test: 9%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
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