I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Bellevue, WA) in Feb 2020
Interview
2 Phone Interviews based on Amazon's Leadership Principle
1 off site loop involving 5 separate interviews w/ each interviewer owning a Leadership principle. Each interviewer usually asks around 3-5 questions depending on candidates response
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you introduce a KPI (Key Performance Indicator) and what impact did this play?
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Luxemburgo) in Aug 2022
Interview
A recruiter reached out to me. He was extremely nice and friendly. He could actually maintain a normal conversation. I bonded with him so he passed me on to interview with the hiring manager.
This is where it all went south. The hiring manager was this person from India based in Luxembourg. He had no personality. Did not even care about connecting with me. He went straight into the interview. No smiles, no normal human social interaction… just a dry guy with no personality. Also, I have been doing my masters for the past two years but I could not use any examples from this experience. All my interview examples had to be drawn ONLY from previous employment.
Interviewing with Amazon is the worst. You often get people who think they are God’s best creation. Plus, the interview questions are ridiculously hard, often asking about situations you have not even been through. These guys are OBSESSED with their LPs and will unnecessarily make you go through hours of interviews.
Overall it was very clear but a long process that involved a full day dedicated to multiple rounds of interviewers. They did provide good documents before hand so you were prepared correctly.