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Updated May 6, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Genius at Apple
Posted Jul 28, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 in Calgary, AB (Canada) (took 2 weeks)
Informal set of interviews and presentations. Staff were casual and friendly. I was contacted initially via email to attend a presentation. The presentation introduced the power house that is Apple. I was then contacted by HR and given an interview. The general HR questions were asked. What do yo you do in a set of predetermined situations. I then had an interview with the store manager. She wanted to know why I wanted to work at Apple? Where I wanted to be in a few years? How well I thought that I would fit in?
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation and a Skills Test.
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Genius at Apple
Posted Jul 8, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2008 in Saint Louis, MO (took a day)
Initial perceptions were that Apple is not a normal company; throw what you think you know out of the window, just relax, and bring your technical knowledge to the table. The interviewer and I got to know each other. She seemed very laid back, yet pressed forward at a nice clip. It was a very enjoyable experience, and I remember they asked many technical questions like, define these acronyms: DNS, DSL, iOS4 etc.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Genius at Apple
Posted Jul 1, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 (took 2 days)
I was an internal interviewing for a promotion to Genius, so my perspective may be different than an external Genius hire, which, from what I understand, is relatively uncommon. I interviewed with both my store and market manager, and they asked me questions that mainly related to my readiness for the transition.
Questions included:
- "How do you feel your experience in the store has prepared you for the transition to Genius?"
- "What's a difficult interaction you've had with a customer and how did you handle it?"
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They are more flexible on salary than they would suggest. It took 3 days of back-and-forth but eventually we came to a solid increase from my previous position. When they ask what you're looking for, aim high and meet in the middle, as usual.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Genius at Apple
Posted Jun 21, 2010 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 (took a day)
I applied online to an open genius bar position, and was contacted a week later about an "invitation only job fair" for three local stores. The "job fair" consisted of roughly forty other applicants, and about a dozen employees. There was no real differentiation between different positions, everyone was asked the same questions, and told that each role in the store was similar. The employees were very enthusiastic about everything apple, and expect you to do the same.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Genius at Apple
Posted Apr 9, 2010
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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 Mar 2010 (took 3 weeks)
Sat around with about 20 other potential candidates on two separate occasions. Then had two separate interviews and a phone interview. It was different. Wonderful experiences. Hopefully I get accepted as an employee as I am still waiting for approval.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Personality Test.
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Genius at Apple
Posted Apr 8, 2010
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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 Jan 2010 in Honolulu, HI (took a day)
I applied online to the Apple store and within a couple of days I received an email inviting me to schedule an interview. When I showed up there were about 10 other people applying for other various jobs there. There was about 4 -5 other guys applying for the same position as I was. And I know that there were 2 other sessions held that day. So, the competition was stiff. Anyways, first we partnered up with someone and we had to talk to them to get to know them and then introduce them to the group. Then we watched a video about why Apple was so great. Then we just started answering questions that they asked. This lasted for about an hour because everyone was expected to say something. And this girl took some of my answers before I was able to answer and that just messed me up really bad. Should have been more aggressive but ohh well.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Genius at Apple
Posted Mar 9, 2010
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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 Feb 2010 in Houston, TX (took 4 weeks)
Submitted my resume online, received a call from a recruiter about 3 weeks later. Had a quick, 20 min phone interview, asking some general questions about my job history and interest in Apple, as well as 5-7 multiple choice technical questions. Was told I should come into the store next week for the next step.
Had a group interview (<5 applicants and <5 store managers), was a very relaxed, friendly environment. A couple of apple videos, some role playing, and Q&A. Thought it went well, was asked to fill out a background check that evening.
Did not get the position, but overall it was a very easy process. The stressful part was waiting to hear back.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Genius at Apple
Posted Jan 25, 2010
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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 2009 (took 4 weeks)
Here's the short breakdown of what I went through:
Applied online to the job. Group interview. Technical skills assessment. 1:1 interview with the recruiter. Store Team Lead Interview. Store General Manager Interview. Rejection.
The entire process took about 3-4 weeks due to holiday's and was a little exhausting. Had a soft offer for a sales position, but I was really looking for a genius position. The culture seems really fast-paced and fun. Would still like the opportunity to work for them.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Genius at Apple
Posted Oct 25, 2009
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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 Sep 2009 (took a day)
The hiring event consisted of a group that was invited "invitation only". We then made groups of two and had to "sell" the other person to the Apple panel. Then we got into groups of 2-3, picked any product in the store & did a presentation on that product.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Background Check.
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