Account Executive applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 46% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Account Executive roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 113 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Account Executive according to 113 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 11%
Presentation: 10%
Skills test: 8%
Background check: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2019
Interview
I'm still in the process of interviewing...I think I am anyway. Who knows because the recruiter has "Ghosted" me. My initial phone interview went well from what I could tell and was told that I'd hear back in the next 24-48 hours regarding next steps. That was about 3 weeks ago and 5 unanswered follow up emails to the contact Amazon provided me. I was urged to study up on Amazons 5 Principles for my interview, but it would be more fun to ponder how many of those "Principles" have been broken during my interview process. After-all, as a candidate applying for a job I am technically their customer.
There are many candidates like myself who are currently unemployed and getting that interview with Amazon was a big deal to us. We spent a lot of time preparing and reviewing Principles only to find ourselves getting "Ghosted" by the company who lives to serve their clients. I guess their busy with all the job orders needing to be filled and I'm just an unfortunate exception that fell through the cracks. The problem is when you're unemployed the crack you fall through feels like the Grand Canyon. I guess it's possible to ship an order across the country in one night, but getting a status on your application is a bit out of reach at Amazon.
My apologies for the venting, but I've been taking this type of treatment for over a year from recruiters and companies. Playing the game and keeping a stiff upper chin has it limits. I'd delete this post if it was all accurate and true so do with it what you like. Have a great day!
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Toronto, ON)
Interview
The Interview process is exactly what people describe - its rigorous and you must be prepared with atleast 2 work examples per leadership principle. Ensure you do not repeat answers and use the CAR or STAR format.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you raised the bar and went above and beyond in a work project.
I got contacted by a recruiter and then one interview with the hiring manager! That was really it because they were rushing to place someone, super quick and took about 2 weeks total.
I only got through to the first stage, where my experience didn't quite match what they were looking for. The next stage was a meeting with someone from their Sales department, and then there is a take-home task, followed by review and further interviews with more senior staff.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you think that you, in particular, would be better at this role than somebody else?