Sr. Project Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 4.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sr. Project Manager roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Sr. Project Manager according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 50%
Phone interview: 50%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
The first contact took place during career fair at my MBA school. Since then I contacted a few alumni working with the company. First interview took place over a telephone with a manager who has been working with the company for 10+ years. I was then invited to an on-site interview loop with four other managers and the HR manager. The interview loop included a simple Excel test.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was really no unexpected question. Be sure to know the leadership principles which can be found on the Amazon website, as well all the latest news about the company. They won't ask you about the news, but you may proactively - without being too pushy - throw it into the interview. Adding to that: ask questions about the company, but not the basic ones!
4 business case interviews around product prioritization, managing relationships with dev team, business development, and market sizing. Fairly structured process, all interviews focused partly on why amazon and why now.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Cupertino, CA) in Jul 2013
Interview
Kudos to Amazon for having a very efficient interview process! Was reached out by a recruiter who then set the wheels in motion with regards to the process:
--- 2 phone screens
--- If pass second phone screen, you fly up to Seattle to meet with 6-7 people
It was recommended to fly in the night before the interview date so you can be fully rested and it was great to get a chance to see a bit of Seattle.
One of the team members that I met represented HR who then informed me of the next steps and when I would expect an answer.
Team members included product peers, hiring manager, hiring manager's manager, finance, ops and dev.
Everyone was pleasant to talk to and made me feel at ease. Though I didn't get an offer, the experience still left me with an overall positive experience of the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
This was an unexpected question for me (also the last interview at the end of a very long day): What products do you feel missed the mark?