I applied through university. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2014
Interview
1 Phone Interview
2 in person 1 on 1 interviews
The phone interview is with a manager, and s/he will ask fit, technical, and behavioral questions.... Some of the tougher questions had to do with being faced with a difficult/challenging situation, and the way you went about solving x situation. This interview is about 40 minutes.
The in person interviews are longer, about 2 hours (1 hour per person). One will be easy, asking questions that are more fit oriented... And the other is a bar raiser of some sort that will test you on how much you really know, and test you on how you think... This one will ask technical business questions...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Say sales for x product is not looking good, and we have excess inventory stockpiled in our warehouse, what kind of business solution would you propose and what are the highest priority aspects of the situation would you consider?
Financial analyst intern, online assessment was based on leadership principles, look at the website for these. Excel and SQL. Probability and analytic skills. Choosing the best reply in different scenarios etc.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon in Mar 2026
Interview
Straightforward process:
1. introduction 2. Why Amazon? Why ads? + three somewhat complex BQ questions 4. a short case study 5. My turn to ask questions.
Prepare your BQ really good and go learn the LPs cuz I definitely failed that part and was confused by myself during the storytelling.
A Virtual Hiring Manager call to discuss my background, evaluate role alignment, explore expectations, and determine next steps in the interview process through a focused, conversational video meeting. Interview was pretty challenging, its important to have succinct examples
