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I don't know about Amazon specifically, but when I'm giving interviews, I only let it go over time if the candidate wants to (e.g. they're asking me questions etc), I have time, *and* I'm enjoying the conversation. That last criteria means for me it's a good sign, but I imagine it varies with the company and the interviewer.
Speaking to my own practices, if they do badly on a coding question, I'm not going to waste either of our times talking with them past the time limit. On the feedback form I note how far we got.
It's not always obvious how you did on the coding part as the interviewee. Several of the questions I've asked in the past are designed to have enough branching follow-up questions to fill the time, with zero expectation of getting to all of them. To a candidate that can look like it was a hard question that they didn't finish, but to the interviewer they may very well have gotten further than most candidates.
It seems kind of unfair to me to give a candidate extra time on the evaluated part of an interview -- it's luck of the draw whether both parties have the option to run over (parent has to go pick up a kid from school, next interview is scheduled right after, etc). I have no problems going over if they want to ask me more questions about the company/role, but I make it clear that the interview proper is done and that I'm just sticking around to chat.
Sounds like the beginning of a love story.
“You hang up.”
“No, you hang up”
“Okay, at same time.”
I would never talk on a phone screen to someone longer than the allotted time if I wasn’t enjoying the conversation and didn’t want to speak with them again.
what if they didn’t do good on coding
Yes going over time is a good sign, and the opposite is also true - if your interview shifts to “small talk” just to fill the time, then he/she probably doesn’t see you as a fit and doesn’t want to ask any more “hard” interview questions…
Not true. Take it from a BR.
It depends but I wouldn’t overthink it
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At amazon it means they were struggling to get what they needed out of you. They have very specific things they look for and need specific answers.
My experience with Amazon (AWS) specifically is that if you cannot read their mind and give the perfect answer to one of the variations of the LP questions and answer exactly as they need....that they will not bother to invest additional time. Just because of the way that Amazon works specifically, it is more likely a good sign that they are trying to dig deeper and get better understanding.
If they’re asking a lot of probing questions after the initial “tell me about…” it’s not a good sign. If you’re shooting the breeze about your mutual love of fishing, don’t sweat it.
Agreed!
I agree with others that have said it depends. I’ve ran a few interviews that went over but honestly the candidate just either kept talking in circles or took them too long to answer questions and we had to go over time so I could get an honest assessment. There’s only been one interview that went over bc he was an awesome candidate and even then it was only 10min over
Yes exactly- candidates deserve a fair shot. Plus I hire early in career for the most part and for many it’s their first “real” interview… I’ll give them feedback after on how to improve
Which stage / topic is this interview for? And if it was completed in 90 mins, what additional, if any topics were covered? Or were u guys chatting about the recent holiday or local politics
LP's, technical questions, or conversation?
I don’t think it’s a good sign , within 15 mins , the hiring manager should know it’s you.
You’ll know in 2 days when the recruiter tell you if you got a full loop.
This.
Rooting for you, keep us posted.
If it went over, clearly they are interested in talking to you and what you have to bring. They’re not rushing to cut the interview on time. I would say good sign. Well done 🙏🏻
And good luck in rest of the process!
If it was the first interview with the recruiter, then it’s normal, it can happen. Now, you usually have 3 rounds of interviews in which they’re very on point when it comes to timing, they usually don’t go over, they try to finish 5 minutes earlier so the interviewees have time to ask questions. But hey, if you had that conversation then you’re probably being scheduled to go to the next rounds, you better start preparing on your algos and data structure.
I have interviewed candidates and had it go over because they were extraordinarily long winded and I had to ask each candidate the same questions and assign a score per company policy so I had to endure it.
Whether or not it is a good sign depends on why it went so long. I wouldn’t read too much into it but perhaps use it to review how concise your answers were. If your answers were long winded, prepare differently for the next interview. A 90-minute interview for me personally is not a good thing but again it entirely depends on context.
I should add that I have no affiliation with Amazon and do not interview for or with Amazon so I’m speaking in generalities.
it any case, be sure to send a simple note of ‘Thanks’ and express your interest with next steps in the process .. Good luck !
Unfortunately no, it probably means they're interested in you. :)
Like previous post we’re saying, it’s key answers they need. Honestly this probably going to go the bar raiser to final decision. Good luck man!
For how they’ll respect your time? Yeah… idk
It can be a bit of both really. I've personally experienced going over time in my interviews and then not getting the role. But I've also been the interviewer and had my interview talk a lot and therefore it went over. This was for the technical interview and they did well. So it can truly be 50/50 really. Maybe even the interviewer themselves just have a habit of taking the long way around to getting to what they mean. I wouldn't overthink it, just feel positive about it 😉