I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Raleigh, NC) in Apr 2022
Interview
Overall the process took maybe 2 months from initial call to setting up the 4 hour interview. I interviewed with the recruiter 1 hour before this. In my personal opinion. 5 hours for an interview process is a very long time. It's exhausting. They also schedule all the interviews in 1 day. So you're literally sitting there for 4 hours interviewing. It wouldn't be horrible. But it's all behavioral based questions. If you're anyone that doesn't like talking about yourself this is truly painful. How long can you truly talk about recruiting? For a company who is so progressive I think their interview methods are a major set back when considering the market as well as the current hiring trends. If it's painful for me, the recruiter, I know it's going to be painful for all the individuals I would hire to work at Amazon.
This was for a contract position. I was contacted by a 3rd party recruiter, then was setup with and interview quick with the AWS team, It was just 1 step, 30 minute interview with Senior Recruiter. just 1 zoom call, got the offer the following week and started 3 weeks after that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
describe previous recruiting experience
skills you've recruited for
how do you stay organized?
what AI tools do you utilize?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2026
Interview
At onset, was referred to an open role, applied and was selected for an initial screen from a recruiter. Had heard the interview process was difficult and needed to be prepared. Really need to understand the culture and core competencies of Amazon.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through a complex requisition where you had to scale up quickly.
Primo step: call conoscitiva con Recruiter;
Secondo step: Panel di 3 interviste con 3 interviewer differenti basato su domande comportamentali legate ai Leadership Principles.
Tutto il processo é avvenuto online.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Raccontami di una situazione lavorativa in cui hai agito fuori dalla tua area di responsabilità.