Me postulé a través de un reclutador. Acudí a una entrevista en Amazon
Entrevista
A recruiter contacted me and we had a good phone discussion. Then I had my first telephonic interview with someone who was in a similar role. It was a very positive experience.
Then they invited me to a second telephonic interview again with someone in a similar role. This interview did not go so well. The interviewer asked me how to pronounce my name and still continued to mispronounce my name. Not a big deal, but just proves that he was not at all paying attention to what I was saying. Through out the interview it almost sounded like:
Me - I was doing yoga
Interviewer - oh, so you were drinking coffee and then what happened
Me - No I was doing yoga
Interviewer - so you were not drinking coffee and you were working out. How fast were you running?
Me - No I was not running, I was doing yoga.
It was a very frustrating experience. I think the interviewer was sleepy and was not interested in the conversation. Usually, as a courtesy the interviewer lets you ask questions at the end. But this person at the end said, "it was nice speaking to you" and ended the conversation.
Anyways, in spite of a descent interview, the disengagement of the interviewer costed my interview. The reason I am giving neutral is because I had a good and a bad experience.
It would be nice for Amazon to review these interviews as some of us spend serious time preparing for these interviews and if it goes like this then it becomes very disheartening.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
General team management interview. They went a bit deep in the technology that I was using and how I designed it. It was not difficult as I built the system and I knew inside out.
Me postulé a través de una recomendación de un empleado. Acudí a una entrevista en Amazon
Entrevista
The interview process was a standard faang process. I also had to do a writing assignment. The recruiter did a good job of setting expectations. The interview followed the leadership principles well.
The recruiter reached out to schedule 5 rounds of interview with heavy stress on Amazon transparent principles on leadership and others. Surprisingly barring one, nobody turned their videos on during the interview in a way disrespectful to the participant. The interviewers looked very naive and never felt Amazon was a different anywhere. Sure to laxity shown and non transparent process, i lost interest midway and discontinued it. Average experience for a company brand like Amazon.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Describe a time when you found a simple solution to a complex problem. Tell me about a time when you tried to simplify a process but failed. What would you have done differently?
Me postulé en línea. Acudí a una entrevista en Amazon (Johannesburg) en sept 2022
Entrevista
The interview process was very long and you need to prepare well for it to make sure you are aligned with all the leadership principles. Amazon takes it very seriously and they send you documentation on how to prepare for the interview