The HR is very unprofessional and obviously does not know what person they are looking for to the department. Always interrupt when I was talking and has no patience.
The department manger is very nice and professional.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Berlim) in Dec 2021
Interview
One phone interview with a senior technical recruiter. She wanted to gauge my interest in an advertised position. My CV received interest from a group, with whom my research has a huge overlap.
She was very friendly, and promptly responded to my emails. I have scheduled the technical interview and waiting on their confirmation email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The recruiter asked about my background in machine learning and why I am want to switch from academia (currently finalizing my PhD thesis) to the industry. Particularly, why at Amazon.
Coding (insert function etc.) for the first round;
Basic ML questions (e.g., describe the difference between bootstrapping and random forest) and Behavioral questions for the second round.
Results were notified right after the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your research experiences; Describe your career plan