I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
I was contacted by an in-house recruiter. Had a few phone interviews which went pretty well. They wanted me to respond to a few questions on paper which I gladly obliged. Then they arranged for me to fly over for a round of video-conferencing and face interviews - that was when things started going downhill. I have done recruiting for over 8 years so I should know that building rapport with candidates is very important. At Amazon there is none - the in-person interviews were the most impersonal I have ever experienced. And get this - the interviewers were talking to me from behind their laptop screens, all except one of them. As I spoke, they were busy typing into their computers and there was minimal eye contact. I could not believe this was how they interviewed candidates. I should also add that I was interviewed by their executive recruiting team. No personal questions were asked, I didn't feel like they were interested in getting to know me as a person, or there was no attempt to get to know me as a person. By the end of the session, I was glad to get on the plane home and file this away as a bad interview experience.
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Other Human Resources Manager Interview Reviews for Amazon
Bewerbung & Screening: Meist über das Amazon Jobs Portal. Ein Recruiter prüft den Lebenslauf auf Übereinstimmung mit der Rolle.
Recruiter-Telefonat: Ein ca. 30-minütiges Gespräch über Ihren Hintergrund, Gehaltserwartungen und die Motivation für Amazon.
Assessments (Rollenabhängig): Für HR-Assistenten oder Spezialisten gibt es oft Tests zu Excel-Kenntnissen oder Fallstudien zur Priorisierung.
Hiring Manager Interview: Ein tieferes Gespräch (meist per Video via Amazon Chime) mit dem zukünftigen Vorgesetzten über spezifische HR-Kompetenzen und erste Verhaltensfragen.
Das "Loop" (Finalrunde): Besteht aus 4 bis 6 Einzelgesprächen (jeweils 45–60 Min.) mit verschiedenen Teammitgliedern und Stakeholdern.
Jeder Interviewer prüft 2–3 spezifische Leadership Principles.
Einer der Interviewer ist der "Bar Raiser" – ein speziell geschulter Mitarbeiter außerhalb des Teams, der sicherstellt, dass der Kandidat den Durchschnitt der aktuellen Mitarbeiter in dieser Rolle übertrifft
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
There are 5-6 rounds of interveiws which revolve around their leadership principles of Amazon. You need to use the STAR principle to answer the questions to improve your chances of selection
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Ciudad de Mexico) in Dec 2025
Interview
El proceso fue rápido y bien estructurado, enfocado en la metodología STAR. Los entrevistadores fueron amigables y profesionales, y posteriormente enviaron un examen en inglés para evaluar un nivel avanzado de dominio del idioma requerido.