I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2016
Interview
About one month ago, I received inquiry from Amazon recruiter who saw my info on LinkedIn. Was very interested in the opportunity and had a great initial conversation with the recruiter. Was asked to send her a copy of my resume and told she would be sending me some additional information and I would be moving on to the next round and would be receiving a call to set up that appointment. Promptly sent my resume that same day and got radio silence. Followed up several times and now, a month later, still never received any communication, even to say something like we changed the direction and you are no longer being considered for the role. While I understand the volume of candidates at a place like Amazon, for a company that hangs its hat on the importance of customer experience, that same attention and guiding principles clearly don't carry over to their talent acquisition process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about what you are looking for in a new position.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Amazon (Washington, DC)
Interview
Received an email from recruiter about 2 virtual interviews. Had to reschedule because I was travelling but she was very accommodating. Scheduled the day and time that worked for me. Received Jaber calls but the system was not working perfectly so they called on the phone.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself and background. Tell me about a time where you had to dig multiple levels to find the root cause. How did you convince the people to cooperate with you. Tell me about a time when the whole group was against you and what did you do. Did you get into heated debate at any point, how did you handle that.
Tell me about a situation where you took a big risk and did something outside of your scope. What was the reaction of audience when you disclosed the bad news. Tell me of a time when you took a decision on your own without having to inform your authorities. Tell me about a time where you had to quickly glance through project and make a decision.
Case: Amazon Prime with $35 minimum spend has one deal for $8 to deliver within 1 hour and second deal for free to deliver within 2 hours. How do you analyze the strategy and make any changes if required.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Amazon (Milano) in Jun 2015
Interview
The interviewer asked me on my current job and my role, he tested my English (I'm Italian mother tongue) and switched soon to the leadership principles.
The interview is not focused much on technical skills, I can't rate the overall experience as a negative one since I know amazon focuses interviews on leadership principles but not everything maps on their principle.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What did in your current job that can be considered disruptive