I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Oct 2010
Interview
Not too tough, but they do throw a lot of curve balls during the interview. Make sure to be ready to think on your feet and come up with solutions on the fly. I kept reading how hard these amazon.com interviews were but in all reality it's not too bad.
Star Method and Leadership Principles. Just study these from the materials they give you, and form a story for each principle, and when they ask questions, you can see which principle they are asking about.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you faced a conflict or disagreement at work and how did you handle it?"
Multiple online tests after application, followed by a virtual interview with various staff. Staff did not want to be on camera and did not have many good things to say about working there.
Prior to even speaking to anyone about a possible interview there was a long and lengthy testing required. Really disappointing to finish with no feedback or additional details. I only received an email post test.