I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jun 2010
Interview
Interview process was a bit long a drawn out. Three phone screens and an HR call over 2 weeks, followed by a day on campus interviewing. The in-person interviews were mostly 1:1 45 minutes discussions with a "round robin" interview at the end where there was a panel of 3 (including hiring manager) conducting the final interview.
1:1 interviews consisted of a random sampling of resume walks, case interviews, and personality/leadership type questions.
most frequent question was the resume walk with focus on specific experiences in your career.
Case questions were very open ended and had the majority had something related to what the business group was doing. I was asked about vendor management, supply chain, and some financial questions (ROI, Break even, Margin, etc).
The favorite tactic is asking the vague case question and then following your answer with "what else would you do." Eventually you are supposed to draw the line, but it's difficult sometimes to gauge when.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jul 2010
Interview
I was referred by an employee for a couple of positions at Amazon. I had a telephonic interview within a week. It last for an hour ( a few minutes longer). It was a combination of experience and small case/scenario type questions. It was a fairly challenging interview. The interview was professional and to the point. However, I was disappointed by the fact that neither the HR nor the hiring manager followed up with me after the interview updating me of the status. After following up from my side, I was asked for another telephonic round interview. It was basically similar in nature. However, no follow-up afterward. I was disappointed by the unprofessional behavior Amazon showcase by not contacting me or replying to my email/call to HR. I was never told the status of my second round interview. And I had to assume they selected someone else.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2010
Interview
First contact was from an HR person asking for a phone interview. First phone interview led to a follow-up, which led to being brought out to Seatte for an all-day session. The focus was primarily on decisions I've made that were data-based. Also had *lots* of scenarios where they asked how you would approach the problem. Wanted to see problem solving skills, no correct answer. *Extremely* intense, and not realy anything you could prepare for with traditional interviewing methods.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Asked what my aproach would be to a variety of product issues