I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2015
Interview
Two rounds of interviews: 1st round over phone with behavioral questions. 2nd round has both excel writeup and in-person interviews. I had 24 hours to prepare for the excel modeling part. The next day I was asked to bring in the excel printout and a writeup to summarize my recommendation. The whole process was very smooth and I had great conversations with them. Highly recommend to go over "Amazon Leadership Principles" beforehand.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation where you are taking initiative to do something.
Give me a time when a project/task that cannot succeed without your direct involvement. Why are you critical in achieving success? How do you define success? What are your end results and what would you do differently?
Tell me about your greatest achievement no matter in working environment or at school.
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
