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Please note this is a back-post I promised myself to do. I don't want to brag about my on-site interview | Please note this is a back-post I promised myself to do. I don't want to brag about my on-site interview | ||
- | at Amazon. But I've read quite slander of Amazon for its interview process. I haven' | + | at Amazon. But I've read quite slander of Amazon for its interview process. I haven' |
- | so it's possible there are success stories on intranets. I don't feel like checking now. | + | so it's possible there are success stories on intranets |
Also, if you're looking for specific questions asked during the interview, you won't find it here. | Also, if you're looking for specific questions asked during the interview, you won't find it here. | ||
Get ready for unexpected and as much as possible ;-) | Get ready for unexpected and as much as possible ;-) | ||
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- phone call with hiring manager ~ 60 minutes | - phone call with hiring manager ~ 60 minutes | ||
- phone call with different person ~ 60 minutes | - phone call with different person ~ 60 minutes | ||
- | - on-site interview which is 6 hours straight of interviews with different | + | - on-site interview which is 6 hours straight of interviews with different |
- should some deficiencies be found during on-site interview, you might be given coding exercise | - should some deficiencies be found during on-site interview, you might be given coding exercise | ||
- | Now, let me note as far as I remember both phone calls I had were on time(say +couple minutes off max). | + | Now, let me note as far as I remember both phone calls I had, both were on time(say +couple minutes off max). |
I've read about phone interviews being off by more than couple minutes and what not. Not in my case. | I've read about phone interviews being off by more than couple minutes and what not. Not in my case. | ||
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- | As for interview/ | + | As for interview/ |
discussing work-related stuff. Yes, you'll have to eat while you're not talking and be ready to respond. But hey, | discussing work-related stuff. Yes, you'll have to eat while you're not talking and be ready to respond. But hey, | ||
- | come on, are you there for interview or lunch? And you know it was coming! Stop complaining. And 6 hours flew, | + | come on, are you there for interview or lunch? And you knew it was coming! Stop complaining. And 6 hours flew by, |
at least for me. Yes, I was quite happy to be outside once done. But I had far worse streak in TurnovFree.net days. | at least for me. Yes, I was quite happy to be outside once done. But I had far worse streak in TurnovFree.net days. | ||
Are you still complaining? | Are you still complaining? | ||
- | I recommend you to take eg. Coke with you. Something with sugar will keep you on your toes and will help you to | + | I recommend you to take Coca Cola with you or something. Something with sugar will keep you on your toes and will help you to |
- | fight hunger, should you become hungry. Glass of water is, was, there should you needed. I haven' | + | fight hunger, should you become hungry. Glass of water is, was, there should you needed |
hospitality any further, thus I don't know. | hospitality any further, thus I don't know. | ||
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Is any interview easy? And frankly, if it was, I'd be disappointed. | Is any interview easy? And frankly, if it was, I'd be disappointed. | ||
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==== Have you been offered a permanent job/ | ==== Have you been offered a permanent job/ | ||
- | Yes, although not exactly position I interviewed for. | + | Yes, although not exactly position I interviewed for. Actually, two positions. |
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And that I would probably slander Amazon if I didn' | And that I would probably slander Amazon if I didn' | ||
I made this promise right after my interview ended, in front of the Amazon HQ in Dublin. I didn't know | I made this promise right after my interview ended, in front of the Amazon HQ in Dublin. I didn't know | ||
- | results back then and I actually | + | results back then and I actually |
go off slandering Google for it. It was because I'm dumb(not that I got much better). :-) | go off slandering Google for it. It was because I'm dumb(not that I got much better). :-) | ||
- | And remember, it's about people you meet. May be I was just lucky. Anyway, good luck to you! | + | And remember, it's about people you meet. Maybe I was just lucky. Anyway, good luck to you! |
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