They should really monitor the interview for Quality, Correctness and to see what the interviewer is doing.
I was interviewed for a Business Analyst position for which I was meeting all the checks described in that role, including some extras BUT I was solely judged on the deep programming and scripting questions that can be easily googled on stack overflow whenever needed.
As a business analyst, why am I supposed to know the 10 different ways of finding the Nth highest salary? Is it not enough if I know one using a function or whatever. Can I not google other ways when needed? For a BA what is more important -To understand why the Nth salary is required or the different ways of getting it ?
Did the interviewer forget that he is not interviewing a Data Engineer? I wasn't even asked if I am OK to write the complex codes. It was just thrown on my face after I was done introducing myself.
Was my analytical ability tested? - NO
Problem Solving? NO
Requirement Understanding capability? NO
Business Process Knowledge? NO
I am not sure if that interviewer had a fixed set of questions for every position that 'he' is interviewing or if he had no idea what a BA does.
Amazon - As an interviewee, It would really help if you assign the right interviewer who at least knows what to ask for that specific role! OR make sure you highlight all the relevant skills in the Job description to save applicant's time and efforts.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
SQL Transpose queries
Python Scripting
Output of specific programs
The interview process includes a SQL test, an initial recruiter call, and a final five-round loop featuring technical questions and discussions focused on Amazon leadership principles with different team members.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked a key question focused on both technical depth and culture fit: how you apply your skills to solve real problems, along with examples demonstrating alignment with Amazon’s leadership principles.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Interviewed for Business Analyst role at Amazon and honestly the process felt exhausting and impersonal.
The interviewers seemed far more focused on checking boxes against the 14 Leadership Principles than actually understanding the candidate or having a genuine conversation. Almost every question was another version of a STAR behavioral scenario, even when it barely related to the actual role.
The process felt extremely rehearsed and rigid. There was little effort to make the candidate feel comfortable or valued, and it often felt like they had already decided the outcome before the interview even started.
Technical and analytical depth barely mattered compared to how perfectly you could package stories into Amazon’s preferred format. If you don’t have polished STAR stories memorized for every possible situation, the process can feel unnecessarily difficult and draining.
Overall, one of the most mentally exhausting interview experiences I’ve had.
The basic STAR format, but the team was not clear about what they were looking for. The recruiter was not very responsive and took a long time to schedule the calls
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