I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Luxemburgo) in Aug 2011
Interview
After an online application, a HR person has contacted me per email to ask me to do a homework. There was an Excel table with a lot of data numbers inside and excel sheets. In the end it was a PIVOT table to prepare. Additionally, with sending back the homework I had to state the time spent for doing the homework. 2 weeks later I had an interview with a manager, a girl who was newly promoted ans spoke weird english (i guesss with some Irish or Scottish accent), she asked me a numerical reasoning test on telephone, then a brain teaser followed. 2 weeks later I had another interview with 1 Polish team member, who even tested my Polish (?). She asked if I worked with SQL and Excel. I was one of the last 2 candidates for the position, and they declined without even explaining the reasons why the other candidate was better. I was friendly and asked them per email, but no one ever came back to me. Very unprofessional. In Germany this would be considered as disrespect, and no company does it. THey are very long and slow in desicion making and reacting, which should be no thte case for a distance retailer, especially such as amazon.
The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2011
Interview
a couple case/scenario questions to test your actual experience, which was really good.
i think it will either push you to the front of the pack, or left behind. but its a good set of practical questions.
they don't really mention much about the work culture, but it sounds pretty relaxed and they are flexible.
i went through 2 phone interviews, first a director, then my supervisor/mgr that im reporting to.
communication and interview process was really quick, they move right along the process and sift through the interviewees within a short time frame. but it shows that they are aggressively looking for people to fill up the openings, but it also concerns me that there might be churning going on at the division.
but for the younger folks, i think this would be good since they will keep giving you new projects to work on.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2011
Interview
Everything other candidates say about the overall interview process is true.
In my case the phone interviews (3 rounds) went pretty well. Amazon does like digging deeper into questions. Focus was more on what you have done challenging in the past and how your recommendations were used in terms of tactics. They like taking detailed notes on laptop or atleast give the perception!
In person interviews are very different from what I have encountered with other companies. It is chaotic to say the least. Looks like interviewers are put on schedule last minute. I could not even find out who I was reporting to! Some of the interviewers looked very distracted and disinterested in the whole process.I would say some of the interviewers are snooty. No role clarity.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Business case question on finding profitability of a given product