Me postulé a través de una recomendación de un empleado. El proceso tomó más de 1 semana. Acudí a una entrevista en Amazon (Los Angeles, CA) en oct 2014
Entrevista
I had one phone screen where the questions were straight forward concerning your professional background. I also had a second phone interview. It lasted about 1 hour. Must be able to walk the interviewer through your resume but without reading it (they have already read it!) Prepare something unique or insightful about "your story" from your resume. The third part would have been an in-person all day interview in Seattle. Unfortunately, I did not go because of a conflict with my master's program which I had to finish first :(
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Interviewer asked several questions that would set you up to use one of the leadership principles. For example, if Puma now required a higher MAD for the same product, what would you do as the vendor manager?
Screening call with recruiter, followed by 3 back-to-back interview loops. Interviews focused primarily on behavioral questions tied to Amazon Leadership Principles, along with an Excel assessment testing analytical and data manipulation skills.
The process was well-structured and followed Amazon’s typical interview format:
1. Recruiter Screening
* Initial discussion about experience, role scope, and expectations
* Basic behavioral and background questions
2. Hiring Manager Interview
* Focus on past experience, business impact, and ownership
* Mix of behavioral and situational questions
3. Interview Loop (3–5 interviews)
* Multiple interviewers covering different Amazon Leadership Principles
* Included a Bar Raiser interview
* Heavy focus on:
* Decision-making
* Trade-offs
* Metrics and impact
* Depth of ownership
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Useless leadership principles framed in behavioral question. Tell me about a time when
You start with an online assessment, which is relatively easy. Then a recruiter reaches out to you if you pass and will ask standard hiring questions. After which, you will then have a phone screen interview and if you pass, you do an interview loop with 5 people. Which is insane for a role that does not pay 100K annually. They also make you go prepare 12-20 STAR stories that you should pretty much memorize.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Tell me about a time you invented a process to make things simpler
