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Updated Jan 31, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Specialist at Apple
Posted Jan 31, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2010 (took 3 weeks)
Started with a phone interview. Basic questions (strengths, weaknesses...) followed by 3 face to face interviews. No techie questions. They want a personality fit.
Negotiation Details
No negotiations
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Retail Specialist at Apple
Posted Jan 31, 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 Jan 2010 in San Jose, PR (took 2 weeks)
One question that I will never forget: When did you have to learn a job skill on the spot and apply it to a past work position
Interview Questions
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Personality Test.
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AppleCare Advisor at Apple
Posted Jan 30, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 in Austin, TX (took a day)
My interview was set up over the phone. Upon arriving at the corporate location in Austin, TX, I had to wait with some other candidates in the lobby (not really a waiting room). I dressed professionally, as I believe others did too, but my interviewers, a man and a women, were much more casual, as most of the employees walking around. It was a very easy interview, more personality and to see what kind of analytical thought process I go through. Within the following week I received my offer call.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Customer Service Representative at Apple
Posted Jan 29, 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 Nov 2011 (took a day)
I was called in to interview several months after applying online to work in an Apple store. It was a group interview that began with being cheered into the interview space by a group of Apple employees. It felt very hokey and contrived. The area representative gave a presentation, then you had a few minutes to talk to the person sitting next to you and then introduce them. Observe the other applicants while waiting for the interview to begin and try to sit next to someone who you think will tell your story well and vice versa. I would also recommend having an elevator speech prepared to give to your partner and craft one for them as well. Then there is a 3:4 group interview, 3 Apple employees asking questions to 4 applicants in a round-table style. This was very challenging. They asked many questions and it was difficult to find something original to say if you were the 4th person to respond. Definitely know and be able to articulate exactly what you can bring to the position and why Apple should hire you. Be able to speak off the cuff about your abilities, specific past work experiences (positive and negative), and what you like about Apple.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Operations at Apple
Posted Jan 28, 2012
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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 Jan 2012 in Cupertino, CA (took a day)
I'm a bschool student . i applied through school's career website and received the invite one month later. The interview was about 30 minutes. Mostly behaviors and he asked some detailed questions regarding my experience in my former employer . Since I applied for operations, he also asked about some simple questions regarding improving factory's capacity.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Mac Specialist (Apple Store) at Apple
Posted Jan 28, 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 Aug 2011 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took 3 days)
The first stage was a panel of interviewers viewing a group of us interacting with on another on a number of case study situations. The second stage was a one on one interview. The last stage was an interview with the senior Human Resources Manager.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Personality Test.
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Hardware Engineer at Apple
Posted Jan 28, 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 Jul 2010 (took 1 week)
Difficult interview process. Must know mid to advanced analog hardware. Fundamentals are key. Will be asked to draw circuits, explain operation, and solve simple analog hardware questions. Expect multiple people on interview panel.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Easy
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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IOS Automation/Location Engineer at Apple
Posted Jan 26, 2012
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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 Jan 2012 in Cupertino, CA (took 4 days)
INTERVIEW PROCESS:
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Usual way is 3 phone screens and one onsite interview with many people
I was initially called through a technical recruiter for a pre-screening to next level of interview and has been screened to next call and the following questions were asked in the next rounds!!
Few questions in the first round of interview and then to the second round of interview was scheduled.
An interview just said hi and has been just jumped into the too technical questions like a rapid fire round :
I am ok with C, C++, Objective C and asked about Memory Allocation in C , C++
Remove duplicates in a list with the best time complexity
Keyword "@property, synthesize and diff between atomic and non atomic"
Virtual functions and Overloading, Overriding functions
Design Patterns
Diff between hash and array in Perl
It was a 30 min interview process!!
All was kool, but should its more kind of timely questions which you have to answer.
And finally said will get back to you after discussion with the senior management level !!
Just said we will get back to you and no response..which i assumed to be declined!!
Experience was decent one, but remember you have to be attentive to answer the questions in depth !!
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Skills Test.
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Variance Cost Analyst at Apple
Posted Jan 26, 2012
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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 Dec 2011 (took 4 weeks)
They contacted me for a screening interview. In the screening interview, I was asked why this position, the strength of my excel skills , and what my salary expectations were. A few weeks later, I had a phone interview with the head of department. This interview lasted 30 minutes. Haven't heard anything since.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Internship at Apple
Posted Jan 26, 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 Feb 2011 in Cupertino, CA (took 2+ weeks)
All the employees were great and made me feel welcome. I really enjoyed the experience.
Interview Questions
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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