I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Jul 2012
Interview
Initial communication came from the person who would be my boss (the guy whom I would report to) and help build his team in NYC. 2 hours solid. Awesome interaction.
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Question 1
This was followed by couple of emails to a local senior recruiter. Good round of interaction and clarification on job role, responsibilities, overall culture and salary expectations. Then misery started.
I was forwarded to some recruiter in Seattle who contacted me after 3 days for scheduling phone interview. That interview got suddenly postponed and clashed with my vacation days, planned 1 year ahead. I requested for taking the interview after vacation (6 days): when I come back from vacation and email them for next steps, they tell me the position has been filled.