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I personally don't think this post is a serious compilation of question that get asked at Amazon considering the stature of the company nevertheless i think an interview at amazon will never be complete without rigorous test of candidates problem solving skills and/or the specific capabilities that he is applying for. Also the kind of questions that are mentioned in the article are the kind of questions HR's ask to confuse the candidate and the sole purpose of these questions is to check the candidates presence of mind and how he tackles those questions.IMHO Amazon is a great company to work at there is no doubt in that.

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good god. do they have your dog hostage?

No, was just stating the fact?

i am guessing this is a cultural thing, so i should apologise for being amused, or at least explain. to me a company like amazon is not a thing that deserves much respect in itself (although i can see how it is an accomplishment for jeff bezos and other people who have contributed). i don't think i am explaining very well, sorry. it might be something like "power distance" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofstede's_cultural_dimensions_...

anyway, to my culture, your reply seems inappropriately respectful (i am not saying it is since this is obviously a culturally-dependent judgement, just trying, clumsily, to explain...). hence the idea that they must have a hostage.

The kinda ecosystem they have built around Online sales was the reason my comment was respectful, its all about one's personal opinion.

Yeah, I mean, FUCK people who work hard to provide a great service and earn a living. FUCK THEM! Why even try!

Better to live in mud huts!

oh look, an objectivist.

This data would suggest otherwise[0]. It is the company with the second shortest tenure from the report, with an average of only 1.0 years.

[0] http://www.businessinsider.com/companies-ranked-by-turnover-...

That article is using a horrible methodology. The reason the average tenure is low is because Amazon is growing at around 60% year-over-year.

At that growth rate, you'd expect the tenure numbers to be dominated by hiring rather than turnover, a point the article misses completely.

(Per their annual reports, Amazon had 88,400 employees on 12/31/2012, 56,200 on 12/31/2011, and 33,700 on 12/31/2010)

Hmm. I think data showing hiring vs time for companies would be more relevant than average tenure of an employee.

i.e. The faster a company grows, the less likely/harder it is to maintain culture and enforce hiring/recruiting standards - I can see how that may lead to shitty interview questions.

yaa average tenure never makes sense at all, i agree with you on your point.

Cmon grow up short tenures don't prove that its a bad company to work at, then in your opinion google is also not an appropriate company to work for.

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