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      Executive Assistant Interview

      Mar 10, 2017
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Seattle, WA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)

      Interview

      On-line application. multiple phone screens. 5-6 hours of on-site interviews including lunch. 1 skills test. 1 personality type for the position test. Multiple emails requesting salary requirements, references and most current resume.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe a time when you handled a situation differently than what your manager preferred. How did it turn out. Describe a time when you had to lead a team "through the dark". We need people with backbone, everyone at Amazon thinks they are important. How as an Executive Assistant will you keep your managers calendar clear of unnecessary meetings. In past positions, describe a busy time and what you sacrificed to accomplish the goal. You have worked for Fortune 100 and 500 companies. Do you think you will be able to handle the fast pace at Amazon? (Really??) NOTE: I was told by an Amazon employee that the hiring mangers do not have the authority to hire a specific candidate. The interviewer known as "The Bar Raiser", who is not part of the department and may or may not know anything about the position you are applying for, makes the final decision. Amazon would rather lose many good, qualified candidates rather than make 1 bad hiring mistake. Much of the process seems to come down to whether the "Bar Raiser" likes you. The " Bar Raisers" are easy to identify and are usually very passive or very aggressive in their interview method. They may also bring along an interview trainee. Also, beware of fake interviews. Over a 16 month period of time I was contacted for 3 Executive Assistant positions, went thru many phone screens and on-site interviews for each. While 1 interview seemed genuine. The other 2 felt as though I had been brought in to fulfill an HR need for candidate quantity or candidate type. Check the interview agenda. Make sure that multiple hiring managers are part of the interview process. Make sure that you will be taken to lunch or that lunch will be brought in. (Sad to say, but if you are on your own for lunch, it is not a good sign). If your recruiters and others that you are handed off to, make negative comments about Amazon, it is likely because they know you aren't going to be hired anyway. So they feel safe in complaining to you. Make your interview day easy. Take a cab to and from the interview. Research lunch options in the area, in case you are on your own. Save all your receipts and submit the same day. You will need to scan your receipts so load a Scanner app to your phone. Overall, the interview process is very lengthy and it doesn't seem that you have an opportunity to really get in-depth information about the actual position or the needs of the person you may support. Everyone is too busy asking generic behavioral questions, typing your replies, and looking at their next meetings or texts that come thru. After 3 interviews I felt the process lacked professionalism and an appreciation of the candidates time.
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      Feb 25, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
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