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Re:Recruiting process gone dark on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @05:23AM (#12495191)
Yeah I realize that and I've been saying it the past few days myself. It's just so frustrating!
Re:Recruiting process gone dark on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @05:21AM (#12495182)
Hey thanks for replying I'm not able to find your email in your profile. Thanks!

Recruiting process gone dark

Hi I'm hoping just to get some advice. I went through the whole Amazon phone rounds. I received and email saying that I was invited to the Seattle interviews and they were requested dates within the following three weeks of that email. That's was 4 weeks ago. I was contacted after that by phone saying that they didn't realize my start date was in May ( I'm graduating and they did know this) and...

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Re:My Interviews with Amazon on Friday July 29, 2016 @03:01AM (#12185374)
I'd take you up on that offer. I'd love to have a third crack at it.

I've had two coding challenges within that last year. One for an internship and one for a full time position (earlier today no reply yet don't expect one). The problem for me is I freeze. As soon as the "testing" type pressure gets put on I go cold and freeze. Then as soon as the test is over I can pull alllllll the information forward. It sucks because I struggle with CS exams too. Every time I have a test I freeze until I'm out of time and as soon as I leave a room it all comes back.