I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Carlisle, PA) in Oct 2013
Interview
Although the process took some time with both a phone and in-person interview, it was well worth it. The phone interview is a quick 30-45 minute conversation with a current manager, where they will get to know you a little bit better, past experience, leadership ideals, etc. Nothing unexpected or overly difficult, more of just a screening process. There is a math question, nothing that's not already on this site. If they like you enough they will invite you to a fulfillment center (will reimburse you if you have to drive or fly) for an in person interview. You get a quick feel for the culture immediately because of the dress code. Many of the interviewers wear hoodies or polos with jeans. I was overdressed coming in with khakis and a button down, but I wasn't comfortable in just a polo. We started with a tour of the facility which was not only a chance to ask questions and get a feel for the processes (they love you using info you learned during tour in interview) as well as giving you a chance to see if it's a place youd like to work. We then went into the interview phase with 4-30 min interviews. Three of the four are behavioral, with questions following the format "tell me about a time you..." many of which deal with leadership and overcoming ambiguity. There is one math flow question that you get 15 minutes to prepare for. Don't panic and just think logically and you'll do great! Overall not a bad process, the interviews flew by and I got a response within 2 days which makes the waiting not too bad!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
For the math questions, they don't care if you get the answer right, they just want to see how you work through it.
Was contacted much later about my application. First had a intro zoom presentation session where the role was explained, then a one on one with 2 interviewers. It was honestly not that bad. Prepared by knowing the Leadership Principles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me an example of a calculated risk that you have taken where speed was critical. What was the situation and how did you handle it? What steps did you take to mitigate the risk? What was the outcome? Knowing what you know now, would you have done anything differently?
3 - 45 minutes interview back to back and three different recruiters. mine was through a zoom call and they should have sent you a link through email to join
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
just basic questions like tell me about you, why amazon, and why should we hire you.
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?"
Area Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Area Manager roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 1,385 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Area Manager according to 1,385 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
Phone interview: 18%
Skills test: 12%
Group panel interview: 10%
Presentation: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Drug test: 7%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Other: 2%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -