I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2012
Interview
The two phone interviews were excellent and I was very interested in moving forward to the face to face interview. While my takeaway from the face to face was very poor, I remained impressed with the actual hiring manager throughout the process. I sadly cannot say that about the interview loop. The individuals were openly hostile (How would you, being from California, adapt to a culture that isn't egotistical like Californians?) ("I can see why you would want to relocate to Seattle from Los Angeles. LA is very dirty and disgusting") The list continues. When I questioned how a recruiter could keep candidate care at a high level with a requisition load of 50, he asked if I was afraid to work hard.
What I found interesting was that the interview loop is comprised of someone that is tasked with "raising the bar" which is a great process to have in place. What isn't so great is when you have someone from operations and supply chain tasked with asking me in human resources how I would raise the bar. This person, who was Director of Supply Chain, even indicated he didn't know why he was interviewing me as a raise the bar interviewer.
I found the structure of their talent acquisition organization poorly designed and was happy they didn't offer me the role as I would not have been inclined to join their team.
A friend of mine that works in the organization said it was best as the best employees in that team are "without kids" and can work day and night without any competing outside influences.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do to come in and improve our processes in staffing?
This was for a contract position. I was contacted by a 3rd party recruiter, then was setup with and interview quick with the AWS team, It was just 1 step, 30 minute interview with Senior Recruiter. just 1 zoom call, got the offer the following week and started 3 weeks after that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
describe previous recruiting experience
skills you've recruited for
how do you stay organized?
what AI tools do you utilize?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2026
Interview
At onset, was referred to an open role, applied and was selected for an initial screen from a recruiter. Had heard the interview process was difficult and needed to be prepared. Really need to understand the culture and core competencies of Amazon.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through a complex requisition where you had to scale up quickly.
Primo step: call conoscitiva con Recruiter;
Secondo step: Panel di 3 interviste con 3 interviewer differenti basato su domande comportamentali legate ai Leadership Principles.
Tutto il processo é avvenuto online.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Raccontami di una situazione lavorativa in cui hai agito fuori dalla tua area di responsabilità.