


Another session is with a salesperson who asks you sales related questions. One of these sessions is a technical assessment based on your resume's technical skills. For the "loop" interview, you have 6 separate 45-minute sessions. You're also set up to meet the lead recruiter who will answer all your questions to best prepare you for the "loop" interview. Before the "loop" interview, recruiters are aggressively in contact with you giving you documents to read to enrich your outlook on the company.

If you score green, you go directly to the final "loop" interview. If you score yellow, then you meet with a solutions architect over the phone who does a technical exam with you to see if you're fit to go to the final "loop" interview. This test has 3 options: red, yellow, or green. You then take an online test that includes a work simulation (testing your leadership skills), a self evaluation of your technical skills/interests, and then a technical exam. You apply online, then a recruiter reaches out to you via email. I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon in Jul 2020 Interview Not all of the questions asked are included. Do not take the preparation lightly.įinally, the questions that I included were part of my preparation and found online. You will more than likely enjoy this interview. Amazon is selective in their candidates, and seek out very qualified individuals for positions like this. If you make it to this round of interview, you will most likely do well. Be prepared to be challenged and have those answers ready if possible.Ģ of the interviewers I had gave me hypothetical questions to get to know my thought process better and to learn what my managerial style is like.Īll in all, it was a great experience. Focus on actions and results.Įach interviewer will ask you for more details and challenge you during the interview. Don't focus on non-essential information. They gave a quick introduction of themselves, asked for a quick introduction of myself, and then quickly moved into behavioral type questioning. Amazon will try to do all 4 of these interviews within 1 day.īe prepared to commit to the interview date, and be prepared for it to take the better half of the day.Įach interviewer was punctual and direct. Each of these interviews lasted for 45 minutes. My Amazon interview was a total of FOUR interviews. There are not doing as much on-campus interviews or flying candidates out to the location for in-person interviews. break after 2nd interview.Īmazon is moving towards online interview process. This will get you negative points, and possibly cause them to pass on you.Ĥ interview, 45 min long, 15 min. Also, do NOT simply write down your responses and read them to the interviewer. Record yourself, practice in the mirror, etc. One thing I HIGHLY suggest is practicing your responses, making them fluid and natural as part of a normal conversation. I paired behavioral questions with these principles, and related them to my experience via the STAR format. I then reviewed the leadership principles and familiarized myself with them. There are a few YouTube channels dedicated to the Amazon hiring process and interview preparation.

Since Amazon is such a large company and hires a lot of people, there are a lot of these videos available. I also watched interview related YouTube videos that helped me prepare. I then prepared a document to save and answer any interview question that I could find from resources, such as Glass Door, pertaining to typical Amazon behavioral interview questions. This was essential to my process and helped me a lot as it helped me get an inside look of the interviewers thought process before the interview. They reached out to the alumni that worked in the specific job and connected me with them. I will split this review into 2 sections pertaining to my preparation process and interview process.įirst, I prepared by reaching out to my OCM (Office of Career Management) part of my MBA program. I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon in Mar 2020 Interview
