Vendor Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Vendor Manager roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Vendor Manager according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
Skills test: 24%
One on one interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 5%
Other: 5%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Made it to the second phone interview round, but not the onsite. Both phone interviews consisted of a few fit/background questions followed by a few "case study" type questions.Both phone interviews consisted of a few fit/background questions followed by a few "behavioral" (case study type) questions. In hindsight, by big mistake was not taking the time to ask follow-on questions to the "behavioral" questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I don't want to spill their beans... but make sure you fully think out your response before speaking, and don't be afraid to ask additional questions for these.
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
Interview questions [1]
Question 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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you invented a process to make things simpler