I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Austin, TX) in Jan 2022
Interview
There were officially 2 rounds of interviews but I also connected with the recruiter 3 times. First time, recruiter reached out after I applied and told me I had the right background, asking about my availability. I didn't hear back for 3 months, and then the recruiter called back to schedule my interview. Third time was interview prep by the recruiter (one thing I like about Amazon interview process). After that I had 2 different interviews (virtual).
Amazon interviews are the same and you can see sample questions on the internet. Amazon looks for 3 things -
1. Ownership - interviewers don't want to hear "we did this", or "we increased...". No WE in the interview - it is YOU. Answer the questions by saying "I did this or that" It has to be I, rather than we. Even while working for Amazon and had to give a presentation about my job, my boss reminded me to always use I (not we or "me and my managers").
2. Secondly, just follow the answer process the recruiter teaches you - explain the problem, explain what you did to resolve and explain the benefit (put a dollar value or time/money value on everything). For example, "I saved the company $X" or "I increased revenues by $X" or "I cut the time for XXXXX by 50%).
3. Leadership principles! Amazon has leadership principles which your recruiter will give you/explain to you. Always use, at least, one of these principles when answering an interview question. Craft your answers so that they reflect 1 or 2 leadership principles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time when you used data analysis to identify a problem and how did you solve it? What leadership qualities did you use?
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2020
Interview
behavior questions on leadership principal, such as customer obsession, have backbone, bias on action; some simple sql questions with group by, case statement, window function, a case study regarding steps on visualization.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Was supposed to be technical interview but the interviewer grilled me on previous projects. She only seemed to be satisfied until she heard what she wanted to hear yet I was rejected. Was not asked a single technical question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions on data analysis that I have implemented in my previous projects