Candidates applying for Senior Financial Analyst roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Senior Financial Analyst according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Skills test: 50%
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Applied online. Got a phone interview. Chatted with the hiring manager for like an hour. The questions were mostly around their leadership principles. They really want to find the candidate who's got the Amazon DNA.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Explain the most complicated Excel model you've created.
2. Describe a time that you disagree with your team and you were wrong, how did you handle it?
3. Describe a situation where you take calculated risks.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Louisville, KY) in May 2010
Interview
Amazon's hiring process is pretty intense and extensive. You will get at a minimum 2 phone interviews and if you do well in those be passed on to a hiring event. At the hiring event you will interview with several interviewers each diving into a different area of competency.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me what your most complicated excel model looked like. Walk me through it.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Expect behavioral interviews, no case type questions, with a focus on the leadership tenants. A quick search online will tell you those tenants, and then try and tie your answers to the questions back to specific examples from your experience that answer the question, and highlight a desired leadership tenant. Focus on what you did specifically, don't get lost in team/group accomplishments.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In general have the details for your answers. What were the results, how did you gather data. It will be very obvious to the interviewer if you're not being truthful because they will ask specific follow up questions.