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This is weird because I'm in the middle of the interview process with a division of Amazon. Disclaimer: I have a job and haven't been actively looking, but re
by bena 4y ago
This is weird because I'm in the middle of the interview process with a division of Amazon.
Disclaimer:
I have a job and haven't been actively looking, but recruiters will reach out and I'll usually go through the interview process if only to practice.
And here we go:
I got the initial email around the middle of September for one particular division. As I went through the initial assessment, that division "met their hiring goals" and I was transferred to another division.
Through September and October, I organized the virtual on-site. And my interview was scheduled for last week. The weeks prior, as we know, the shit hit all the fans. I fully expected to get a "too bad, so sad" email saying my interview was cancelled. It wasn't. I went through the interview and I'm waiting to hear back currently.
But yeah, I would not be surprised to get a rejection. But from the point of view of my experience, nothing they've done or said has made anything seem off.
- latchkey 4y agoWow, you responded to one of those Amazon recruiters. I can see now that it is responses like this that encourages them to keep pushing. I've removed everything from my linkedin, except my current position, and the only people hitting me up are Amazon recruiters. In fact, once I edited my profile, the rate increased.
- __derek__ 4y agoYou may well get an offer, but it will probably be deferred to 2023 if so. At Amazon, the interview loop makes a decision regardless of the viability/timing/placement of the actual offer made.
- sakopov 4y agoI remember reading somewhere that while Amazon is on a hiring freeze, they still hire to fill positions of those who left the company. So perhaps you're interviewing for one of them.
- ripley12 4y agoI've been in a similar situation recently. I passed the interview but the position I applied for (and was really interested in) is no longer open. The nice thing is that interview results at Amazon are valid for 6 months; my understanding is that once you pass the interviews you essentially have a free ticket for 1 job (at an equivalent level) anywhere in Amazon. And so waiting until things open up in 2023 is an option.