Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
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I applied via Campus Placement
1 Interview Round
1
Case Study Round
Hello, please introduce yourself.
[Please note that I stands for Interviewer and C stands for Candidate]
C- Answered the already crafted answer mentioning my educational background, work experience, projects handled and few hobbies.
I- What is scrum & agile? (Was asked this as I have a relevant background in agile development) How is this different from the normal processes?
C- Talked about the iterative cycles and the ability to deliver faster and accommodating changes in a repetitive manner.
I linked this to one of their leadership principles of customer obsession and said we could cater to customer requirements better and help in satisfying their demands better.
I- Mention a few use cases you wrote for your team? How did you finalize the required use cases? Explain in detail the entire research process & findings?
C- Spoke about client interactions, prototype development, testing processes and multiple stage evolution process which goes into writing and finalizing the use cases. Note: The interviewers were more interested in judging how confident and thorough you were with the processes.
Will talk about the cases now.
I- There has been an increase in the volume of the merchandise being returned from one of the locations. Please select one of the categories you frequently shop in and identify the problem which could lead to it?
C- Talked about incorrect deliveries, wrong look and feel, size issues, sabotage.
I- Prepare an itinerary to Venice in INR 75000.
C- This was a very small budget. So I had to accordingly plan all the necessities like visa, accommodation, food, etc. Note: They were trying to look at how well you schedule and deal with scarce resources.
I- Do you have a rough understanding of the backend supply chain of Amazon. Was given a case to identify the last-mile delivery process. How that could be improved in the coming times. Perspective with respect to Indian markets and supply chain.
C- Tried using the supply chain of Amazon to pinpoint on the nodes which could be a problem. Spoke mainly about tech integrations to resolve the last-mile delivery problems.
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1.Interactions with seniors.
2. Internet.
3. Firstly be clear with the 14 leadership principles and try to craft your HR answers around it. This can be a make or break for your interview.
4. Be as thorough as possible with your CV. Whatever you have mentioned in CV is important from the interview perspective. Impromptu cases will be designed on the basis of your CV points.
5. Also, try learning about the supply chain structure for Amazon, this would help in articulating the answers better.
2. Internet.
3. Firstly be clear with the 14 leadership principles and try to craft your HR answers around it. This can be a make or break for your interview.
4. Be as thorough as possible with your CV. Whatever you have mentioned in CV is important from the interview perspective. Impromptu cases will be designed on the basis of your CV points.
5. Also, try learning about the supply chain structure for Amazon, this would help in articulating the answers better.
Top skills recommended for Amazon Product Manager interview
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- E-commerce
- Customer Experience
- Product Development
- Product Management
- Project Management
- Agile
- Agile Development
- Business Analysis
I applied via Campus Placement
2 Interview Rounds
1
HR Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Duration: 45 mins Introduction. Asked about gap in workex. Answered about freelancing & time with family.
2
HR Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Duration: 25 mins. 1. Asked If had ques that could not be asked in last round. Asked a few again. 2. He said he had only 2 questions to ask. He asked instances ...read more
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. PI Prep sources: Interactions with seniors,
Intensive CV and HR prep.
2. Resources: The leadership principles of Amazon. Read about the recent articles about amazon.
3. Dos - Extensive CV prep is must for Amazon. Its very important to know everything about your CV. They generally pick up a project or workex and deep dive into the problem faced.
Intensive CV and HR prep.
2. Resources: The leadership principles of Amazon. Read about the recent articles about amazon.
3. Dos - Extensive CV prep is must for Amazon. Its very important to know everything about your CV. They generally pick up a project or workex and deep dive into the problem faced.
Top skills recommended for Amazon Operations interview
Insights by AmbitionBox
- Operations Management
- Operations
- E-commerce
- Logistics
- Process Excellence
- Ad Operations
- Communication Skills
- Supply Chain
I applied via Campus Placement
2 Interview Rounds
1
Product Management Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Role: BOLD Manager. Duration: 25 mins General discussion about the role and some HR based questions. I was asked the full form of BOLD (the role for which I was...read more
2
Other Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Duration: 50 mins 1. Started with a point mentioned on CV that highlighted cost saving, what was my contribution and some cross questioning on the numbers menti...read more
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. PI Prep sources: Interactions with seniors, Mock
GDs/PIs.
2. Resources: Reading the job description and
leadership principles should help a lot.
GDs/PIs.
2. Resources: Reading the job description and
leadership principles should help a lot.
Top skills recommended for Amazon Operations interview
Insights by AmbitionBox
- Transport Operations
- Written Communication
- online advertising
- Ad Server
- Advertising
- Customer Service
- Daily Operations
- Financial operations
I applied via Campus Placement
2 Interview Rounds
1
Case Study Round
Tell me something about yourself.
Have you gone through the JD?
Do you have any questions for me?
Tell me about your work experience and your role?
Tell me about any one innovative project you have done during your previous work?
What will you do if a customer has typed the wrong pin code (a false Pin code may lead the courier to the wrong location)? How will you rectify this problem?
2
One-on-one Round (6 Questions)
- Q1. Tell me about yourself.
- Q2. Tell me about your work experience.
- Q3. What will you do to start a new manufacturing unit for your company?
- Q4. Please help me design a warehouse for sports shoes (box dimension 2ft/1ft) and since you are from North India, tell me where shall it be located in North India?
- Q5. Give me a situation where you have used your analytical skills?
- Q6. Share an instance where you have argued and you lost that argument.
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Pls go through Amazon's 8 leadership principles.
Top skills recommended for Amazon Operations interview
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- HR Operations
- Interpersonal Skills
- Media Planning
- Onboarding
- People Management
- Process Improvement
- Project Management
- User Experience
I applied via Campus Placement
2 Interview Rounds
1
HR Round (3 Questions)
- Q1. Tell me something about yourself.
- Q2. Share your work experience.
- Q3. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
2
Case Study Round
Tell me something about yourself.
Suggest some Improvements to the Amazon website?
Elaborate a case on reducing the number of returns on Amazon
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - ✓ Prepare well and be confident. Don't over a project yourself.
✓ Be thorough with your CV
✓ Try to fit Amazon leadership principles in answers
✓ Read Amazon flywheel
✓ Should be aware of Amazon's 14 leadership principles, latest technologies and products of Amazon
✓ It's not about the answer you give. It's about the process you use to arrive at the
answer
✓ No specific prep required. Should be thorough with HR and CV.
Remember 4-5 Amazon Leadership principles and see where you can fit those qualities in your HR answers (very important)
✓ Focus less on functional preparation, and more on your CV and HR
✓ Be thorough
✓ Be thorough with your CV
✓ Try to fit Amazon leadership principles in answers
✓ Read Amazon flywheel
✓ Should be aware of Amazon's 14 leadership principles, latest technologies and products of Amazon
✓ It's not about the answer you give. It's about the process you use to arrive at the
answer
✓ No specific prep required. Should be thorough with HR and CV.
Remember 4-5 Amazon Leadership principles and see where you can fit those qualities in your HR answers (very important)
✓ Focus less on functional preparation, and more on your CV and HR
✓ Be thorough
Top skills recommended for Amazon Product Manager interview
Insights by AmbitionBox
- CMS
- CRM
- Competitive Analysis
- Execution
- Lightning
- Logistics Operations
- Product Design
- Product Portfolio
I applied via Campus Placement
2 Interview Rounds
1
Other Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Role: BOLD Manager Duration: 45 mins Do you know about BOLD ?
2
HR Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Duration: 25 mins. Asked about what I felt was my best achievement in CV.
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1 .PI Prep sources: Interactions with seniors, , Mock GDs/PIs, Internet.
2. Resources: 14 principles of amazon, six sigma basics, basics of ops management like forecasting, scheduling, etc. Some basic concepts of supply chain. All latest events in the e-com as well as retail in general.
3.Dos -
1. HR answers must be based on 14 principles of amazon.
2. Be very thorough with numbers in CV, as you will be asked to prove how you arrived at the number.
3 Read the letter bezos attaches in every annual report.
2. Resources: 14 principles of amazon, six sigma basics, basics of ops management like forecasting, scheduling, etc. Some basic concepts of supply chain. All latest events in the e-com as well as retail in general.
3.Dos -
1. HR answers must be based on 14 principles of amazon.
2. Be very thorough with numbers in CV, as you will be asked to prove how you arrived at the number.
3 Read the letter bezos attaches in every annual report.
Top skills recommended for Amazon Operations interview
Insights by AmbitionBox
- Accounting
- Accounts Receivable
- Benefits
- CPA
- Ca
- Data Research
- Financial Analysis
- ICWA
I applied via Campus Placement
2 Interview Rounds
1
HR Round (5 Questions)
- Q1. Tell me something about yourself.
- Q2. What is your work experience also, Can you describe your significant contributions to the organization and the challenges faced during the experience?
- Q3. What did you do and learn from a challenging situation?
- Q4. Why did you choose Amazon?
- Q5. Do you have any questions for me?
2
HR Round (6 Questions)
- Q1. Stress Interview.
- Q2. Why are you interested in this course?
- Q3. Tell me something about Amazon’s principles.
- Q4. How is your experience with Amazon?
- Q5. How will you make Amazon more customer centric and how will you reduce the inventory cost?
- Q6. Are you a thinker or a doer?
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - ✓ Be calm and bring something new to the table.
✓ Interactions with seniors, Mock GDs/PIs, Internet
✓ General issues asked in competitions by amazon
✓ Interactions with seniors, Mock GDs/PIs, Internet
✓ General issues asked in competitions by amazon
Top skills recommended for Amazon General Manager interview
Insights by AmbitionBox
- Customer Service
- Demand Planning
- Inventory Management
- Operations Management
- Supply Chain
- Team Leading
- Team Management
I applied via Campus Placement
2 Interview Rounds
1
Technical Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Program Manager (AWS) Duration: 1.5 hours 1.Only HR answers based on the 14 Amazon principles. 2. Knowledge of the company products and concepts like AI, IoT, A...read more
2
HR Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Program Manager Duration: 1 hour Only HR answers based on the 14 Amazon principles.
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. Interactions with undergraduate college classmates who work and study in the field.
2. Be honest and consistent about your responses. Knowledge of company principles must.
3. Interview format was semi-formal. Interviewers took notes and were amicable.
4.Mock GDs/PIs.
5. Internet
2. Be honest and consistent about your responses. Knowledge of company principles must.
3. Interview format was semi-formal. Interviewers took notes and were amicable.
4.Mock GDs/PIs.
5. Internet
Top skills recommended for Amazon Product Manager interview
Insights by AmbitionBox
- SQL
- Salesforce
- Service Delivery
- Software Development Life Cycle
- Waterfall
- E-commerce
- Customer Experience
- Product Development
I applied via Campus Placement
2 Interview Rounds
1
HR Round (3 Questions)
- Q1. Time : 20-25 minutes Work ex related Qs.
- Q2. What difficulties did you face in implementing XYZ project?
- Q3. What were the new ideas you suggested and how you went about them .
2
Puzzles Interview Round (1 Question)
- Q1. There are three jars. One containing green balls, second containing red balls, third containing both red and green balls. Each jar is wrongly labeled. In how ma...read more
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1.Mock GDs/PIs.
2. Internet.
2. Internet.
Top skills recommended for Amazon Product Manager interview
Insights by AmbitionBox
- Product Management
- Project Management
- Agile
- Agile Development
- Business Analysis
- CMS
- CRM
- Competitive Analysis
I applied via Campus Placement
2 Interview Rounds
1
Technical Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Duration: 70 mins 1.Checked upon previous experience. 2. Few small transportation and warehouse setup cases. Each question was grilled upon for both depth and b...read more
2
HR Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Duration: 15 mins. 1. Checked upon leadership skills based on previous experience(Tried to correlate with 14 Amazon Leadership Principles).
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1.PI Prep sources: Interactions with seniors, Internet.
2.Dos:
a, Prepare 14 Amazon Leadership Principles.
b, Understand the basic E-Commerce Model.
c, Solve basic supply chain problems.
d, Be thorough with each point on your CV.
2.Dos:
a, Prepare 14 Amazon Leadership Principles.
b, Understand the basic E-Commerce Model.
c, Solve basic supply chain problems.
d, Be thorough with each point on your CV.
Top skills recommended for Amazon Operations interview
Insights by AmbitionBox
- International Voice Process
- Leave Management
- Machine Learning
- Performance Management
- Risk Management
- SLA Management
- Shared Services
- Vendor Management
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