I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2007
Interview
The initial phone interview was thorough yet reasonable. The person doing the interview was paying attention. During the phone interview I was asked to come in for the in-person interview. The in-person interview was a series of 1:1s. 6 to be exact. I was interviewed by both peers and superiors including 2 program mangers, 1 bus dev person, 2 directors and a 1 VP. The interview room I was in was very small - with one table and a couple of chairs.
The follow-up after the interview was not so great and made a good experience fairly negative. There was a promise to get back to me in 1-2 days - it was more like 2-3 weeks. I have heard mixed stories about this.
Advice: Don't BS because they will drill down. You need to be able to back up anything on your resume and anything you say. If you don't know something admit it and do your best to work through the problem. Show your breadth of thought by talking out all possible scenarios. Don't be afraid to challenge what they say or to dig in to what they ask. Get clarification. Question their question (nicely) before answering. They want to see grace under pressure.
You will get a very good feel for Amazon while you are there. Pay attention to the people interviewing you. Do you want to work with them/for them? Ask questions. Look around. Amazon is great for some but not for all. You will want to find that out during the interview. More than most companies I have interviewed with/worked for - Amazon has a distinct culture. The interview is about fit. Make sure it works both ways.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You seem more like a coordinator than a program manager, why should I hire you as a program manager. (It seemed provocative rather than information gathering).
It was 5 round interview with 5 people ack to back. I was asked questions based on the Amazon's LP. It was smooth even though i was not selected. They have put a ban for 6 months, will try again after 6months next year.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you resolve a conflict between team members as a PM?
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (São Paulo, São Paulo)
Interview
O processo é super fluído e rápido. Inicia-se com um phone screen para entendimento de adequação cultural e requisitos básicos da role. Após isso passa para um loop com 4 ou 5 entrevistadores onde no geral se pedem cases ligados ao principios da Amazon. Após essa fase já existe um comitê decidindo pela offer ou não.
The process took a very long time and after 4 rounds of interviwes I got only an auto rejection email. The company check only the Leadership principles, and it looks like they don't have an interest in smth else. Anyway people were nice, the case study was interesting as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leadership principles
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