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Amazon.com receives thousands of resumes every week, from talented people all over the world. Our challenge is to find the very best and recruit them into one of the many challenging positions we offer.
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Setting the bar high in our approach to hiring has been, and will continue to be, the single most important element of Amazon.com's success. During our hiring meetings, we ask people to consider three questions before making a decision:
- Will you admire this person?
- Will this person raise the average level of effectiveness of the group they're entering?
- Along what dimension might this person be a superstar?
Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO, Amazon.com
1998 Letter to Shareholders
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| The Typical Interview Process |
1. One to two phone interviews with potential peers or the hiring manager
2. On-site interview with five to seven people
3. Reference and background checks
4. Offer or decline call from recruiter
Learn about the process for technical and MBA candidates.
"I was a little nervous going into the interview, especially when I was asked to go to the whiteboard in the interview room and write some code. I felt confident, though, as it became evident that no one was trying to trip me up or trick me.... They just wanted to see that I could write great code. I could do that." --A candidate
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| How to Prepare |
- It's always a good idea to research a company before your interview.
- Have a pencil and paper available during the phone interview, especially if you're interviewing for a technical position.
- Request a copy of the job description from the person who schedules your interview.
- Gather all of your prior company and supervisor information, as well as contact information for your references, before your on-site interview; it'll help you fill out your employment application faster.
- Know your own resume, and be prepared to share really specific examples of the challenges you tackled and the impact you made in prior roles.
- Depending on the job, you should be ready to go to a whiteboard to demonstrate some of your software-design, logic, planning, or process-design skills.
- Prepare some good questions for your interviewers. Maybe ask how their group connects to the larger Amazon.com mission and what projects they're hoping you might be able to help with--after all, you're here to interview us, too.
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We are a company where software developers build technology that is used by millions of people around the world and tackle some of the most complex problems in large-scale computing.
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What is it like to be at Amazon
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"For me, It was really a dream come true, when I got the opportunity to work for a company like Amazon which is known the scale at which they work, bunch of exceptionally talented people they have, good work environment, challenge involved in each and every task.
I like working at Amazon India, for the trust they have in their developers, the responsibility they give even to a fresher, the great brains working for them, the visibility everyone has, the open door policy which provides us chance to get important guidance and advice from anyone at any position in the company."
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Naval Bhandari
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Software Development Engineer, Retail Systems
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