I received an email approximately 6 months after I first applied online from a recruiter informing me that they liked my resume. I was asked some question regarding my experience in technical matters such as Linux and Cisco. About 2 weeks later I completed an online interview using my webcam and answered 6 additional questions mostly related to networking through Hire Vue video. About 5 weeks later I did an in person interview with the IT manager and with someone from the HR department. The interview with the IT manager was strictly technical, while the interview with the HR department was to see if I was a cultural fit based on Amazon's 14 leadership principles. Amazon does do a background check asking if you have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in the last 7 years through Accurate. They did not ask for arrests, just convictions. The also do a drug screening. I was not given a swab test, it was an urinalysis. The IT manager made it perfectly clear that this is not a school, I will not hold your hand, and it will be fast and hard.