J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 1 semaine. J'ai passé un entretien chez Amazon
Entretien
I applied for a Program Manager Position with the Fullfillment by Amazon (FBA) area. I received a call from an Amazon internal recruiter two days later to schedule a phone interview with a member of the FBA department. The recruiter was very nice and reviewed the detailed of the job posting with me and asked if I had any questions or concerns. The posting was vague about the amount of travel so I asked about it. The internal recruiter set up the interview time but said she would get more details about the travel prior to the interview.. I recevied a call back and was told it was 80-100% travel and I stated that was too much travel for me at this time. The recruiter said she would cancel the interview but to let me know if I was interested in any other positions with FBA.
I week later I got an alert about a new position that matched my criteria through the Amazon careers site. It was another Program Manager position without a big travel commitment. I contacted the internal recruiter via email and was set up for an interview a few days later.
I really liked Amazons culture and values statement. Line by line I read it and said Wow! this is exactly how I am. I would really thrive in such an environment to continually push for higher standards.
I had the phone interview with the Senior Manager over one of the FBA business units. The interview went great. It was really upbeat and positive especially after we discussed my background in leading process improvement projects and my broad experience in several industries plus extensive experience in warehousing, distribution and customer relations as a manager. The manager then talked about current challenges in his FBA area (globally) and how I would approach the situation. I talking about the way I would isolate the area that is causing the negative customer experience and analyze the process to fix the issue.
At the end of the interview (about 45 minutes) he said my skills and qualifications made me an excellent fit for the position but he wanted to ask me about something else. The manager stated he had on his desk another job position that he was finishing writing up and would submit it for requisition in three days. It would take about three weeks to get approval. He said he really wanted me for that position instead because I would be a bigger benefit in that role. He asked if I would agree to pass on the position I was interviewing for and wait for the other position. I thought about it briefly and agreed to pass on this one. The manager then made a few more comments and said someone would be in contact with me about the next interview for the other postio, please keep in mind it would be about three weeks.
I continued to interview at other places in the mean time. After 4.5 weeks I sent an email to the internal recruiter asking about the new postion and it has been almost two weeks later than the manager said (hey, I know delays happen). She said she would send an email asking the hiring team for that area. About two weeks later she relayed the reponse saying a couple of additional requirements were added at the last minute to the new position and they were going to pursue other candidates.
So I was out of both positions.
This really surprised me how the manager flat out told me he was impressed with my talents and previous accomplishments and I would be an excellent addition at Amazon in his team then to just leave me hanging for six weeks. It was very unprofessional.
Pros for me:
Very customer centric company. Very bright talent.
Cons:
Too much pushing for MBAs. Almost every position says MBA desired. Some departments discount real world experience against such degrees.
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Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
I have over 20 years experience in the field I was interviewing for. Coming up with a specific example to demonstrate how I handled a certain situation can be a real challenge sometimes.
The process took a very long time and after 4 rounds of interviwes I got only an auto rejection email. The company check only the Leadership principles, and it looks like they don't have an interest in smth else. Anyway people were nice, the case study was interesting as well.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Leadership principles
Previous experience
Languages
Did a test task and was called by HR almost immediately for the next round. But salary range (full packet with stock and benefits) and return to office policy did nit much my expectations
very standard. the interviewers had a set of questions to ask about the LPs so we can anticipate beforehand. But I think I got ghosted in the end. One of the interviewers told me about the 2 & 5 rule but its been more than 2 weeks since my last interview and still no response from anyone so idk what happened.
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