Tech IndustryJan 17, 2020
Hudlghyi

Amazon technical recruiter confused me

Just finished a phone interview with an amazon recruiter where we mostly talked about my projects. He did ask me some programming questions. It all went really well. Two things he said that felt weird to me: 1. They are not gonna need a Technical Phone interview and instead will "just send a programming test". 2. On mentioning that I would need a senior role he mentioned that makes sense, he will be in touch and offered to coach/practice interviews Whats the takeaway here? 1. Aren't phone interviews with a person better than hammering on a online assessment? 2. Since when do recruiter do coaching for the roles? #amazon #recruiter #phoneinterview

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Tyler Technologies batwomannn Jan 17, 2020

Since they are under a lot of pressure to meet their metrics.

Hudl ghyi OP Jan 17, 2020

Thats the impression I had with that sentence but want to validate with Amazonians if this is a thing now.

Amazon go0gl Jan 17, 2020

If you just did the recruiter screen, how can it be "another" technical interview?

Hudl ghyi OP Jan 17, 2020

You are right I'll fix that. He meant a technical phone interview

Amazon go0gl Jan 17, 2020

Got it. What role is this for?

Cirrus Llamacool Jan 17, 2020

2. That might be a prep call

Lowe’s kBLA63 Jan 17, 2020

I’ve had #2 with square, if it’s anything like yours, it won’t be helpful, they just tell you to communicate more and all that good stuff you’ve probably already read about

Hudl ghyi OP Jan 17, 2020

Does it have any downsides?

Lowe’s kBLA63 Jan 17, 2020

Not at all, they literally broke down what I’m being graded on, the thing is literally every fang I’ve interviewed at sent me similar info over email, so it felt like a waste of time for me

Amazon 🍌nutmufnz Jan 17, 2020

Assessments reduce the workload for interviewers. No need to waste an hour interviewing you if you cant pass the assessment. There would be a tech interview at onsite. Recruiters always coach before an onsite interview. It's called a prep call.

Hudl ghyi OP Jan 17, 2020

I have been out of market for a while and had no idea prep call is a thing. As somebody else pointed out could they be throwing me for a entry level loop with OA?

Amazon 🍌nutmufnz Jan 18, 2020

Theres an L5 SDE OA so not really entry level.