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Updated May 24, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Software Engineer III at Apple
Posted May 24, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2008 in Cupertino, CA (took 2 months)
It was an internal transfer. Interviewed with 11 people. It was a pretty grueling process of computer science puzzles and system level questions.
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No negotiation as this was an internal transfer.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Product Quality Engineer at Apple
Posted May 23, 2012
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Cupertino, CA (took 4+ weeks)
This was by far the most lengthly and tiring interview ever. There were two phone interviews which lasted for 30 minutes each. After which, I was invited to the Cupertino facility to interview. The arrangements were pretty good. Apple takes care of the flight, car and hotel so your out of pocket expenses are very litte. The actual interview was very very tiresome.
I was interviewed by 14 (yes - in one day) employees. Each for 30 minutes. There employees included some at the peer level and some at the supervisory level. Most of the interviews were pretty technical with some focusing on core problem solving and some actually getting into theoretical physics (Solve this circult diagram based on Ohms law). The one thing that struck me as negative was that atleast 5 employees spoke negatively of the company and complained about the lack of work/life balance.
All in all, this was a negative experience for me since I didnt get the job, but every time I followed up with HR, they said that "everybody loves you!". Six months and still waiting.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Content Management at Apple
Posted May 23, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in Cupertino, CA (took 6 months)
Really slow process, they don't seem to value candidates time much. Smart people, cold process.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Senior Technical Recruiter at Apple
Posted May 16, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 in Cupertino, CA (took 2 weeks)
Very thorough. They are high volume and were very busy. They decided to hire a sourcer instead of a recruiter which made sense for their situation.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Marketing/Design at Apple
Posted May 14, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in Cupertino, CA (took 2 days)
Overall, a very positive experience. Was interviewing for a Manager position in the marketing group. Over two full days, I interviewed with 28 people. Most of it was a conversational style interview to assess not only skills, but a culture fit. The recruiter, the group director, and all of the staff were a pleasure to meet with. They were intelligent, articulate, and clearly took pride in the work they were doing. The long interviews were rigorous, but nothing out of left field. The Apple recruiter and I both felt that the culture was right on both sides (mine and theirs) but that the position wasn't a perfect match for my skill set. They have been in touch again, so I know I'm still active in their files.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Technical Project Manager at Apple
Posted May 10, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Cupertino, CA (took a day)
First time is a phone interview with recruiter and another phone interview with hiring manager.
After that, one-day on-site interview, which included 9 1:1 interview from 9:00am to 3:00 pm with people from different level and team. Basically, interviewers are nice and their questions were not much technical but more focused on process and your experience on how to handle various projects.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Engineer at Apple
Posted May 9, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Cupertino, CA (took 3 weeks)
I got to the group interview where I was able to meet all the team members in the department that I applied to. 25 mins per person, total around 5 hours. My interview went well according to the recruiter, she quickly set me up for the final interviews with other departments. Few days before the interview, the recruiter notified me that the interview got canceled without giving any explanation. I spend a lot time to find out the reason from insider at Apple, turn out that the other department did not think I am quality for the position; I also have a similar background as the other department which could imperil them...according to the insider.
Even though I want to try again and prove myself, after a second thought I think there is no reason to bargain for a job in a company where one department can easily Interference the rest of the department's business. Such political matters will definitely effect my loyalty if I actually work inside that company.
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Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Software Engineer at Apple
Posted May 6, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 in Cupertino, CA (took 2 days)
had a phone screen and group phone interview. it was cake. had to answer a couple questions about C, javascript, jquery, python. very smooth.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Hardware Engineer at Apple
Posted Apr 29, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Cupertino, CA (took 4+ weeks)
I've interviewed on two separate occasions for hardware positions with Apple. Most (but not all) of the interviewers are nice enough. First interview had circuit design questions, the second did not. Both interviews were divided into several 1 on 1 interviews, 30 minutes each. If you're not selected (which I wasn't) they just leave you hanging. At first I thought it was just an lazy recruiter, but the second time it happened I realized that it must be a policy to not contact you or respond in any way if you are not chosen. Not a way to leave a good impression; after wasting time with them on the phone multiple times and taking time off to interview in person with them I don't think it is too much to ask for a form email letter to let you know you weren't selected (if their competitors can do it, I think Apple can as well). I doubt I will bother to interview with them again.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Data Analyst at Apple
Posted Apr 25, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Cupertino, CA (took a day)
went and didn't prepared for it. job description says you need to have this data analysis blah blah... and none of those came up. i gave better examples from my previous experiences thats why i got the job on the spot
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Negotiation Details
can't negotiate bec the recruiter and i agreed already on the salary prior to the interview
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.
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