The interview process was pretty standard, as the majority here have described. It began with a recruiter call, followed by one technical phone screen for an hour. Then came a full-day loop that included a total of five one-hour interviews (three behavioral and two technical) and a one-hour presentation.

My phone screen interview went well. The interviewer was polite and knowledgeable. My experience with the loop day itself was a bit off, and I will explain why.

The recruiting coordinator was supposed to provide a detailed schedule of the loop day well in advance. Three days before, I had to remind her that I didn't have the full schedule. She apologized and said she would do it then. That was red flag #1.

The day before the loop, I checked the job posting, and it had been taken down. Red flag #2. I was curious about what this could mean. I read messages on Glassdoor, and some suggested that Amazon would still interview and do over-hiring.

Then the loop day arrived. Each of my interviews lasted a full hour. They provided two half-hour breaks, allowing for lunch and coffee; otherwise, it would have been an onslaught. The schedule did not indicate whether an interview would be behavioral, technical, or with a bar raiser, so I had to guess which type it was during the first few minutes of each interview.

My behavioral interviews went well. I liked the people I spoke with. However, during the presentation, I wasn't getting any attention to the points I was discussing. I am a seasoned PowerPoint maker and presenter, so this was a bit off for me. I threw in some random, unrelated sentences in the presentation, and there were no questions or responses back. Red flag #3.

By this time, I knew something was wrong. During the technical interviews with peers and the hiring manager, there was absolutely no interest in my experience or the conversation I was having. Red flag #4.

One interviewer in particular clearly stated that they were being told to follow Leadership Principles (LPs) in interviews, but the majority at Amazon don't follow these LPs. He said it's a show business. In fact, some of these LPs don't make sense, as they are inherently conflicting.

Now, as an interviewee, you are expected to present your past experience that fits into their so-called model. How is it possible that even the best candidate has all these exact experiences in their past? Unless the candidate is lying about it, this is simply not possible.

At the end of the interview, I was fully exhausted and knew what the result would be. Sure enough, two days later, I received a rejection email.

My theory from the above red flags is that the position was already filled before my loop. I can understand that they might have found a good candidate and didn't want to lose them, closing the deal before my loop. But then, why couldn't they be upfront about it and tell me? Why waste their own time and, more importantly, my PTO? It took me another day to get back on my feet and focus on my current job.

I researched a bit online on Quora and Glassdoor and found numerous examples of such behavior. Amazon has a 35% turnover rate, the highest in any tech company. I wonder why!

Overall, I think it was positive for me that I got rejected. Never again will I try Amazon.

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