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      Executive Assistant Interview

      Sep 6, 2016
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Seattle, WA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2016

      Interview

      You have to have a HUGE amount of patience for this company. I have been applying on line at Amazon for a year, then a college of mine that works for Amazon recommended me for a few positions and I finally got called. I don't think I would have even received a call if not for him recommitting me. I waited over 2 MONTHS for the actual in person interview from the initial phone screening. I was emailed initially an offer to have a phone interview with a recruiter, the next day she called then told me she was going to keep me in mind when an EA position opened and to NOT interview with any other Amazon positions while I went through the process as it was in bad taste. I waited another week and got an email from a separate recruiter asking for another phone interview. I emailed her back telling her I was in the process of interviewing for an EA position and I was told that it is in bad taste to interview multiple positions. She informed me she was another recruiter for the team. There was a total of 4 phone screening interviews before I landed the in person interview. I then had to do a personality test and basic computer skill test that was emailed to me, simple enough. I got a call the following day and I was told that initially I had been selected for an in person interview, then apparently they promoted an Amazon employee. I was disappointed, but I was informed by the recruiter that she had 2 other positions she wanted to present me for. I was called a week later and told the original position was back open as the person they promoted from within, didn't work out. She said I had to come in to interview for the original position before she could present me to the other positions. I said that was fine, and finally scheduled my in person interview. She ensured me that even if I didn't get this position, she had 2 other positions and for me not to worry as I would definitely be working at Amazon. I was told by the recruiter to study the Amazon Principles and come up with real life work examples where I have applied the Principles in past work experiences. Do not walk in and waste your time if you don't have a lot of examples prepared. I was lead to a conference room where I would stay the entire day, except for leaving for a lunch break with an Amazon employee. I went in for my interviews and met with 4 of the 5 interviewers.The interviews were 45 minutes long each, The interviews I felt went really well, I was asked basic and situational questions. I gave thoughtful answers and gave different examples from past work experiences instead of giving the same answer to each interviewer. The interviewers made sure to remind me not to give the same answer (even though I didn't) as a lot of their questions are repeated. I was taken to lunch by an Amazon employee, which is also an interview- don't be fooled that its not.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The last interviewer did not show up.I was called by the recruiter, and apparently she was on vacation and didn't get the memo we were supposed to meet. Again I was flexible with re-scheduling the meeting. She said she couldn't disclose the feedback, but she emphasized it was going really really well, and to keep up my enthusiasm and to keep working my magic on the last interviewer. I was sent over the basic benefits and stock package, I was so confident I had the job, I stopped looking for other positions and put all of my effort into just this position. I was told the re-scheduled meeting would be a phone interview with a past EA, and then one hour before, on the day of the scheduled meeting I got a call saying that it would actually be the person who was on vacation, that they were back now. I felt this was very unprofessional, but as being flexible is a principle at Amazon, I said again, no problem. The phone interviewer called me 10 minutes late, they didn't even apologize for calling late, and immediately this person was extremely rude, cutting me off telling me they didn't have time for my long answers to their questions, as they had meetings after this. I immediately knew that the interview was not going well. I had been recommended by an Amazon employee for this position and the interviewer asked me for his name and position and why he hadn't recommended me for that team as I'd be a much better fit over there. Extremely rude and condescending. I have over 10+ years in the Admin/EA field, and I did not appreciate how rude this person was considering how flexible I had been during this entire 2 month process. I received a call from the recruiter 2 days later saying they had to all meet to compare notes, and I would get a call that Friday with the results. On Friday I was called and told it would be next Tuesday or Wednesday as one of the interviewers was out of the office. I understand Amazon has a strict hiring policy, but I felt I was jerked around quite a bit. I was called on Wednesday and told I did not get the job and that they had promoted someone else from within Amazon (again). After getting that call I called up the other recruiter to ask her about the other 2 positions she had for me, and I was told that "she would keep my resume in mind if anything matched in the future". It was a complete 180 turn around. I have read on other forums that if 1 person in the interview cycle doesn't like you, then they will not hire you. I don't know if this is true or not, but after getting the initial feed back that was so positive from the recruiter, I truly felt I had the job, and would have been a great asset to the Amazon team. I'm not sure if it was the recruiter that was just fluffing me up or if it was the last interviewer, but after all that effort I put in, it was extremely frustrating for me- like cold water on my face. Now I'm back to square one sending out my resume. I really enjoyed visiting the building and getting to experience the culture, and wish a position could have worked out.
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