I applied through university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Nashville, TN) in Jan 2015
Interview
Very conversational overall. They are primarily testing you on Amazon's 14 principles. Your analytical skills are highly valued and a background in engineering or manufacturing is sought after. Identification with manufacturing environment helps to ascertain fit with the environment and company culture. The interview process is extremely fast and painless. Many a times you will get the result a few hours after the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe and analytical project you have worked on.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (London, England) in Nov 2021
Interview
1) Online Application
2) A couple of days later I was invited to do an Online Numerical Test
3) A week later invited to do a Video Interview and a Written Exercise (An innovative Idea for a process improvement). Record your answers to a couple of behavioural questions.
4) A week later I was invited to the Panel Interviews:
4x45min with Senior Ops Managers and General Managers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you took on something significant outside your area of responsibility. Why was it important? What was the outcome?
Describe a time you improved a process in a workplace setting
Tell me a time when you were able to foresee a customer problem.
Tell me a time when you had to say NO to a customer
Describe your most challenging project
Tell me a time when you looked at things from a different angle to solve a problem.
Tell me about a time you failed or made a mistake.
Describe a difficult task you were faced with and how you addressed it.
Tell me about a time you had to manage conflicting priorities
