I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (New Westminster, BC) in May 2019
Interview
Amazon recruiter contacted me on LinkedIn saying that i would be a perfect fit for Area Manager's position, since it is basically the same what i was doing at my work at that time. We had a friendly and pleasant phone interview.
After i got to do some online assessment test.
And after that i got invited for an in-person interview. Which was the worst interview experience i ever had. It was long (3 hours) and exhausting, questions very difficult, at some point it makes you wonder are you interviewing for some Project Manager or higher position... I think the bar is set too high unnecessarily. Area Manager is the lowest management position in Amazon fulfillment centers, but it feels that they are looking for some geniuses. Anyways, i am a Caucasian woman and i was interviewed separately by 3 men, all of them being from the same background and ethnicity, which i think resulted in me not getting an offer quite much. There should be a diversity in my opinion. Otherwise i can't find another reason for not getting an offer: my experience, education and skills were exactly what was required, even more. I answered all the questions in STAR method, all my answers were based on real projects i have done in my previous work experience.
I left the interview drained, tired, with a headache and sour feeling...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about the time when you had the professional sacrifice in order to meet your goals?
Tell me about the time when you had to improve the process and it didn't go well, what criticism did you get, what did you learn from it?
Multiple online tests after application, followed by a virtual interview with various staff. Staff did not want to be on camera and did not have many good things to say about working there.
Prior to even speaking to anyone about a possible interview there was a long and lengthy testing required. Really disappointing to finish with no feedback or additional details. I only received an email post test.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Stamford, CT)
Interview
Extremely unprofessional in my opinion. Talked to 3 different people, all of whom were wearing old sweatshirts and not looking at the camera. As I was sitting on zoom in a suit jacket, did not feel at all a place I would be valued at.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Conflict between coworkers, how would you approach resolving?