I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (San Bernardino, CA) in Apr 2015
Interview
Applied online. Got a call from the recruiter two weeks later. Unfortunately I didn't get the job. The hours would not have worked out for my family anyway and the holiday hours are crazy! Amazon is a good company though. Thanks for the opportunity!
No interview at all, you go into the hiring center, take your drug test, fill out some preliminary paperwork, verify the building and schedule you want, your start date and that's it.
Not too bad pretty easy and straightforward, simple question surrounding handling and moving. Make sure you know basic safety rules as they will ask you, for example how do you carry heavy items.
Apply online, go to the on-site office for oral drug swab and ID picture. Start date is assigned once background check comes back. The actual start date will depend on how fast the check comes back but isn't normally delayed.