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%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (London, England) in Dec 2020
Interview
Applied online and did a SJT, small numerical test, and personality test all in one. I then got an email 1 week later telling me I got an interview. They asked me to do a SHL numerical test online (which is not too difficult if you practice beforehand) and then I had 3 weeks to prepare for the interview. The interview is 3x30mins (3 different interviewers).
Their decision to hire you will be almost entirely based on your ability to answer behavioral questions. Each behavioral question they ask will be related to one of Amazon's 14 Leadership Principles and each interviewer will focus on 2 LPs. My advice would be to know Amazon's LPs inside out and prepare 10 -14 cases from work experience or university that could be used to answer behavioral questions. Each case/scenario you prepare should be applicable to at least 2 LPs and your answers should be 2-3 mins long. Must use the STAR format. Focus on LPs that are more relevant to your role (e.g. Frugality and "Hire and Develop the Best" are not asked very often). Check out Dan Croitor on YouTube - he has some good Amazon interview videos. Lastly, give yourself plenty of time to practice the cases you prepared. I practiced mine every day for 10 days before the interview, often preparing with friends and family, and I had success in the end.
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-Describe a time when you took on work outside of your comfort area?
-Tell me about a time you over-promised something to a customer and you were not able to deliver on that promise.
-A time when you had to disagree with someone and commit to your opinion?
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.
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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
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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.
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Tell me about a time you faced a conflict or disagreement at work and how did you handle it?"