Me postulé a través de una recomendación de un empleado. Acudí a una entrevista en Amazon (Londres, Inglaterra) en sep 2017
Entrevista
First stage of the application process was a Kenexa mathematical reasoning test, after which I was invited for two telephone interviews. Both interviews are competency based, keep in mind the Amazon Principles. Once you answer a question, they will ask 2-3 follow-up questions and dig deep into what you learned from that situation, or what happened afterwards, how other people reacted etc. so be prepared to know the situation in detail. The interviewers were both very friendly. I thought I did well, but they said at this stage their policy is to not offer any feedback, which is understandable given that they probably have a very large volume of applications. In hindsight my advice would be to practice your answer over and over and even think of any questions that could be asked about your answers that may catch you off-guard. I wouldn't say the interview is very difficult, but I would definitely recommend really thorough preparation.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Describe your current role
Why Amazon?
Why did you apply for the Vendor Manager Role?
Tell me about a time you over promised to a customer even if you knew you could not deliver?
Tell me about a time you were given feedback on a critical task.
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.
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Pregunta 1
Tell me about a time you invented a process to make things simpler