First round of the interview process went smoothly, the manager was cordial. The second round of interviews, however, the interviewer was rude and dismissive. Seemed irate over simple questions about team culture towards the end of the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was one way you solved a visual design challenge given to you by a stakeholder?
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Bellevue, WA) in Sep 2021
Interview
4 Contact points/interviews made:
1) Initial introductory phone call by a recruiter to discuss salary, a rundown of the the role, overview of the entire interview process and who the hiring manager is and that they’ll be reaching out to me
2) Second phone call with the hiring manager/supervisor of the creative team. A chance to casually get to know you and introduce themselves, talk about the role and team, expectations and growth opportunity, what they’re looking for, about the department you’ll be working for (Last Mile). Phone call was set for an hour, but it was ok that we went over time scheduled. He forwarded me on to speak with another member of the team.
3) Follow-up interview phone call with another member of the team, questions were asked here (i.e 3 leadership principal-related questions about my experience and situational examples). Phone call lasted an hour. I was eventually forwarded onto the final stage in the process. Loop (virtual) members.
4) Final loop (virtual) interview. Scheduled all day from 9AM–4PM. This consisted of a part one and part two. Part 1: hour long portfolio presentation. Part 2: leadership principal-based questions asked by all interviewers. They were divided up into rounds/groups throughout the day. The panelists/interviewers were the hiring manager, members of the team, bar-raiser, and the same recruiter I had been working with throughout the entire interview process who helped facilitate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you when you did something outside of your scope of work or responsibilities. What was it? What was the outcome?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (San José, San José) in Nov 2018
Interview
4 interviews in 1 day, exhaustive but a great learning experience. At least they gave me “goodies” like candies to keep going with the interviews cycle. Be prepared and everything will be fine.
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