Recently, a lot of students have received the OA invitation for Amazon 2025 school recruitment, and the general first reaction of everyone is: nervous + confused. After all, Amazon's OA has always been different from that of other companies, not only coding, but also logical reasoning, work simulation questions, and even Leadership Principles related judgment questions. For newcomers, the question types alone are enough to make people confused.
Introduction to Amazon OA
Amazon OA are here, quickly practice together! After submitting a resume, Amazon will send an online assessment to the applicant who feels it is appropriate, not what some people say the system will automatically send after applying.
When you receive it, you will get an email from recruiter with some basic questions like salary expectation, location preference, education level... The format of the test is not just one question and done. It simulates the actual working scenarios and all kinds of work emails, there will be multiple projects and emails at the same time, so the test page is like our mailbox.
Amazon OA Question Types
At the beginning of OA, you will be asked to take a photo of your face together with your student card for about 20 seconds, so it is recommended that you prepare your documents in advance to avoid running out of time.
The current OA process is Coding+Work Simulation +Workstyles Assessments (two parts), which is equivalent to integrating the previous different rounds of OA together; the two coding time is 70min or 90min, and the overall difficulty is not high, between easy-medium, but the question The overall difficulty of the two coding questions is not high, between easy-medium, but the questions are very long, so you must read the questions carefully and allocate your time reasonably! In addition to coding, the other three parts will all involveAmazon 16 leadership principles. It will be tricky to do OA if you don't understand the 16 articles of linen, so we suggest you familiarize yourself with and understand the principles of linen leadership before giving your answer.
OA is divided into 4 main parts:
- Coding2 courses of Coding with a time limit of 70mins to complete
- Work Simulation 19 questions with a time limit of 4 hours with multiple choice and scoring questions (1-5 points), not many questions but a lot of information to read. Be careful with your time!
- The Work Approach consists of 21 questions (divided into 7 pages of 3 questions each), expected to take 10 minutes to complete, and examines how you approach software engineering work
- Work Style is about 57 questions and you can expect to finish in 10 minutes.
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2025 Amazon OA Recent Changes
If you've taken an assessment recently and felt it was significantly more difficult, you're not alone. The assessments are longer, more demanding and harder to "speculate" ...... At least that's the feedback from many candidates. So what has changed? The assessment is no longer just about your programming skills, it's about how you think, how you work - and most importantly, whether you're actually thinking and doing it on your own.
So why this overhaul? Why now?
Amazon is serious this time about catching out candidates who rely too much on tools like ChatGPT. In order to filter out the surge of new applicants, they have increased the complexity of the questions significantly.
So today I want to dive in: what exactly was changed? Why did Amazon do it? And what you should do about it.
What has changed at Amazon OA?
The old Amazon OA was to complete two programming questions in 90 minutes. For example, the classic "Valid Parentheses" (use the stack to determine if the parentheses match) or "Longest Non-Repeating Character Substring" (sliding window). These topics are relatively predictable and candidates can pass by brushing up and memorizing templates. With enough repetitions, they can get by on muscle memory and question memorization. Such days are gone. Now, Amazon assesses a wider range of skills through multiple tests.
Say goodbye to simple questions: one OA, now split into 5 small tests The structure of the new OA is as follows:
This expanded format is more challenging and specifically tests your performance against stress in different scenarios. It's no longer enough just to be able to code. You need a well-rounded skill set: decision-making power, debugging ability, systems thinking, and a deep understanding of Amazon's leadership guidelines.
Brand new question bank
Rote memorization is prohibited I've seen tons of feedback from candidates who took the OA in July that the questions were all new, such as DNA Sequence Analysis, Parcel Distribution Optimizer, Maximum Gray Scale Detection, and so on. Also, no two assessments were exactly the same.
Amazon randomizes the constraints, input data, and even the name of the topic. This means that it is impossible for two friends to get exactly the same questions, and purely relying on memory or "sharing" no longer works.
Code passes ≠ OA passes Code ACs aren't enough, scores on behavioral tests can flip you over as well.
Amazon's full-on "AI Cheat" campaign.
I recently heard about a SDE-1 candidate who AC'd both code questions with flying colors, but panicked during a job simulation scenario directly related to Amazon's leadership guidelines. Here's the reality: even if you're strong in code, you'll still be eliminated if your behavior and decision-making under high pressure doesn't align with Amazon culture.
In practice, this means that you prepare for the exam not only by looking at algorithmic questions, but also by incorporating leadership guidelines and company values into your preparation.
Tougher proctored exams: amazon is watching you Amazon has added stricter rules to OA, mainly to reduce cheating, especially with AI tools and copy-pasting answers.
Updated rules
- Browser Tracking: Monitor browser behavior throughout the process. Cutting tags can result in warnings or even disqualification. See HackerRank's cut-tag policy.
- Prohibit copy-paste: The system logs copy-paste actions, and you may be red-flagged even if you are pasting your own code. See HackerRank's guide to copy-paste detection for more details.
- Print Screen: Pressing the "screenshot button" or using a screen capture tool will immediately terminate the assessment. Amazon clearly states this on the school recruitment website.
- Appeals are not accepted: in the event of a violation, most are eliminated outright. Candidates usually receive an automatic rejection letter within minutes.
Bottom line: treat OA like a closed-book exam, keep the test window active the entire time, and don't do anything you're forbidden to do.
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