Financial Analyst I applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Analyst I roles take an average of 38 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Financial Analyst I according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 24%
Skills test: 19%
Phone interview: 19%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Other: 5%
Background check: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2013
Interview
It was quite intense. I interviewed with a few different people. I was extremely impressed with how difficult and thorough the overall process was. I think that Amazon has the best hiring process out of any of the companies that I have ever interviewed at. I would definitely recommend companies to interview in a similar format as Amazon.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many airplanes at any one time are flying over the U.S.?
Financial analyst intern, online assessment was based on leadership principles, look at the website for these. Excel and SQL. Probability and analytic skills. Choosing the best reply in different scenarios etc.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon in Mar 2026
Interview
Straightforward process:
1. introduction 2. Why Amazon? Why ads? + three somewhat complex BQ questions 4. a short case study 5. My turn to ask questions.
Prepare your BQ really good and go learn the LPs cuz I definitely failed that part and was confused by myself during the storytelling.
A Virtual Hiring Manager call to discuss my background, evaluate role alignment, explore expectations, and determine next steps in the interview process through a focused, conversational video meeting. Interview was pretty challenging, its important to have succinct examples