Manager - Operations applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Columbia, SC) in Jul 2013
Interview
Applied Online. Within 3 days, HR did initial phone conversation asking about background, salary. Next round with Sr. Ops Manager over phone. This was about my experience and background and especially how I could fit Amazon. Asking good questions at the end can make a difference. Next round onsite - first site tour starting 7am followed by math flow question (15 min). Then four rounds of personal interviews back to back. One discusses math flow answer and variations of the problem. This problem is similar what is currently available online. Some understanding of Amazon fulfillment operations can give you insight into what sort of variations likely to be asked. Good experience. Very talented and motivated managers. Overall seems to be a good choice to make a career.
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Be confident and comfortable throughout interview process. Take water,snacks if needed. Math flow problems are not difficult, but with intensity of interview process, it can affect your thinking and performance. Stay relaxed and focus on solving problem. Think loudly. This can help interviewer understand how you think.
Standard interview process. Did my best to impress. Nearly all the young interviewees were offered positions with the company. Looks like you'll work long hours and it will be difficult. Would be interesting to know what most Area/Ops Managers that remain with the company are doing 5 years after hire.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Jun 2013
Interview
I applied to numerous Operations Manager postions with Amazon throughout the country. There are positions close, but am willing to relocate and was hopiing that would open up more opportunities. I was contacted through email to set up a phone interview. This happened relatively quickly (within a couple of days). I'd heard taht Amazon asks a lot of behavior-type questions, so I reviewed my resume and prepared some possible situations I could use that had happened to me in the past. This was my first phone interview and now realize who difficult it was to "read" the person who was interviewing. I am transitioning out of the Army with over 25 years of leadership, organizational, and operations experience as well as motivating others. I couldn't tell if my knowledge and experience was coming across over the phone.
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There weren't any difficult questions. Most started out with "Tell me a time..." and I had prepared possible answers ahead of time to help me jog my memory.