Frequently Asked Questions

Most hourly jobs at Amazon do not require a resume, including warehouse, driver, and shopper jobs! If you're applying for a job at a campus pickup point job, you will need to provide a resume.

Our hiring process for most hourly roles does not include an interview!

If you are applying for delivery driver role, you will be required to interview as part of your hiring process.

Amazon reviews a variety of things when determining which candidates to move forward in the hiring process. Some of the details we review include your work history, the questions you answered during the application process, and the results of your background check and drug test. We cannot give details about these factors.

If you previously worked at Amazon, you are welcome to re-apply. We will evaluate your rehire eligibility based on your employment record. Please note, all candidates who have previously been hired at Amazon will go through this check, whether they worked or withdrew before starting. Once we have finished this process, we will notify you with next steps.

You can re-apply at any time, at which point the time when you will be eligible for rehire will be determined.

Depending on the reason behind your termination, you may not be eligible for rehire until 90 days or more after your termination date.

You can apply to any site and role pending your rehire eligibility and job availability. It is important to note that Amazon Air Associate jobs have additional hiring requirements.

If you left and return within the same month, no new health benefit elections are required and are automatically covered as they were prior to leaving. If returning outside of the same month, new coverage elections are required. If you return within the same calendar year and elect the exact same plans, then the deductible is re-instated. Lifetime maximum benefits, fertility, hearing aids, orthodontia, wigs, and so on, do not start over upon rehire. The benefit spending will pick up at the same spot of amount spent when exiting Amazon. If you return within 6 months of your last day, you will accrue vacation at the same rate prior to leaving Amazon. If returning longer than 6 months from your last day, you will accrue vacation at the normal rate for new employees in your first year back.

If you return within 6 months of your last day, you will accrue vacation at the same rate prior to leaving Amazon. If returning after 6 months from your last day, you will accrue acation at the normal rate for new employees in your first year back.

While we do not have answers directly related to applications, you can check your eligibility by logging in to hiring.amazon.com. It will notify you of your status or how long until you can apply again.

You receive 10 hours of UPT. If you had UPT when you left, you will get that back.

You start with a fresh slate. No feedback.

You receive and a new badge and can request a new picture.

While things are subject to change based on your background check results, how long they take to come back, and training capacity, you are able to choose and know your department assignment prior to showing up to your first day.

You are eligible for new safety shoes.

Redownload the AtoZ app to access these, along with additional resources, through your Alumni account.

Upon exiting, you should have received an email invitation. However, if that is lost, you can set up your AtoZ Alumni account by entering your old username or personal email on the login page.

$15 an hour is the Amazon minimum wage—although you can make more based on your location and the shift you choose.

All hourly associates are paid on a weekly (every Friday) basis with 52 pay periods in each year.

To opt out, you can change your contact preferences on the "Edit Profile" or "My Personal Information" section on the job portal.

You will be asked to provide the name and the Amazon login of the person who referred you. If you do not have the Amazon login, the person who referred you should be able to provide it to you.

You will be prompted to enter referral information after selecting the time slot for your New Hire Appointment after completing the application.