I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Allentown, PA) in Jun 2012
Interview
The overall experience was outstanding. Everyone involved in the interview processes are extremely professional. I heard about the position at a career fair and applied online. After applying online, I contacted recruiters on LinkedIn who set me up with a phone interview. Phone interview was pretty standard and stress-free. Answer questions with STAR format and be ready to answer follow-on questions for each question.
After the phone interview, I was contacted via email and invited for an on-site interview. Flight, hotel, and rental car expenses were paid for, as well as up to $65 a day in food expenses. The onsite interview began at 7 am at the fulfillment center. All interviewees were excorted past security into a briefing room and given a math flow problem and about 10 minutes to complete it before starting the fulfillment center tour. Tour of the facility was very informative, given by the on-site ICQA Area Manager.
After the tour, we were cycled through 4 interviewers, the on-site GM, on-site HR manager, and 2 Senior Ops Managers from other locations. All were pretty stress-free, most stressful being the math flow and case study interview. The math flow problem is fairly easy, but the follow-on questions and scenarios put you on the spot to do quick math and make quick decisions. You are made to write the problem on a white board and present your answer and argue your case for each decision you make.
After the interviews, I was escorted out of the building and that was the conclusion of the interview. The interview was on a Friday and I was contacted on Tuesday with an offer. Offer is pretty standard and non-negotiable: $70k/year, $20k lump sum sign on bonus (taxed), and $15k sign on bonus after completing 1 year (paid in 12 increments, 310 stock units.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
1. Have you ever proposed an idea to a superior and were ignored despite knowing that it would produce a positive result? How did you handle it?
2. What does it mean to you to be a leader (2 of 4 interviewers)?
3. If you were to rank quality, customer satisfaction, and safety in order of importance, how would you rank them? Discuss.
4. Tell me about a time when you were faced with an unforseen problem and how did you handle it.
I interviewed at Amazon (Valencia, Valencian Community)
Interview
Paneles con el método start con diferentes personas de diferentes puestos basada en la cultura de Amazon. Buen proceso de selección, bastante justo y estructurado. En inglés. Recomiendo practicar situaciones con método start.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Dime una vez en la que te hayas enfrentado a un problema complejo
Difficult but rewarding interview process. The interview process took a few weeks. It starts with an online application and assessment, then ends with an in-person interview session, which lasted about 4 hours.
Initial would be a normal test online after you have applied. Final round is 3×45 minutes virtual video panel interview. Learn amazons leadership principle and have varietys of example from your previous job or academics.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
STAR review question, expect a detailed follow-up questions