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Engineering at Apple
Posted Dec 2, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 1+ week)
I got my first interview with Apple with a recruiter at UCLA. Asked only technical questions about my prior experiences. Then I got a 2nd interview but on the phone. They asked the same questions.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Specialist at Apple
Posted Dec 2, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 1 week)
Made a profile on Apple.com years ago and let it go inactive. Nothing actually happened until a friend of mine submitted a referral. After I polished everything up on my profile I got a phone call after a month (write a great and personal cover letter, they WILL read it). She set up a phone interview for a few days from then.
The phone call came about an hour late (lateness will be a thing with Apple). I was freaking out but it was a short screening and pleasant. He asked briefly about customer service experience and my relationship with Apple products, we talked about current events as well. It was very casual and they like when you can converse about anything. Then he told me he would have someone call to set up an interview with someone he had in mind for me. The next day another person called and set up a one on one interview the following week. She picked someone randomly so the phone interviewer didn't actually set me up with anyone in particular.
I went to the store, checked in and waited about 15 mins. I met with a nice floor manager who took me to a place in the mall with couches. It was nice and casual. He focused on my relationship with Apple and the conversation flowed well. The other thing they're most concerned about was customer service but he didn't ask me pointed questions. It's a good sign if you can get the conversation to flow naturally into those topics. He made it clear that Apple typically starts everyone out as Specialist part time unless you're coming in with loads of experience in a particular area but that people get the chance to find what dept they like and are often promoted or switched to a more specialized role. This was the first time hey indicated what position they wanted me for. I was really excited. Then he had me do an unscheduled meet with another manager because he liked our conversation. I hung out in the store for about 15 minutes and met the other manager who is in charge of hiring and doesn't interact with the customers as much.
Now this guy, this one wasn't easy to talk to. It really depends on who you get for interviews, what the last one liked the next one might not care about. He took me to a high traffic part of the mall, talked about himself until I found a segue to talk about customer service experience which was his main focus. Soon I had a feeling he had already decided he didn't like me on sight because he didn't ask me many questions. He asked if I knew someone from a project I work for (which if the answer is no, then the conversation ends there and it's awkward. if yes, you've got a good in) and then asked about how we do things there even though it was entirely unrelated to Apple. When it came time for me to answer he was terribly uninterested. People shouting in the mall or just passing by had him turning his head completely away from me. I got flustered once because I followed his eyes to the person he kept staring at while I was talking and apologized and he looked annoyed. But had I not apologized he probably wouldn't have stopped staring at the woman. If this was a test, it was a really bad one. If it wasn't, I have no idea who would survive an interview with him in a crowded mall. Eventually I just asked him about himself again and he was back into the conversation. Turns out he was a business transplant from a larger, generic type store. The others 'grew up' within Apple. You can really tell the difference and should adjust your conversation to fit.
My experience with the guy completely changed my feelings about the experience. And it didn't end there. A few days later I got an email from him with the worst rejection I've ever gotten. Instead of being upset I just had to laugh to keep from crying because of course even this guy's emails would be bad. This was the first time Apple didn't communicate with me by phone or person. The email was completely macroed, in other words the message was a pre-made script pasted into an email with a simple keystroke. But whoops, the font of the crappy 3 sentence rejection was completely different than the part with my name (just my name, no greeting) and his salutation. He couldn't even bother to format it so it wasn't obvious he created and fired it off in 5 seconds.
But everyone up until him was a delight. It was my first time enjoying an interview and working at Apple sounds even more fulfilling after talking to them. I'm planning on continuing to apply to other locations. Don't be discouraged if you haven't heard from Apple for a long time but keep your profile fresh and keep submitting to new openings anywhere you can get to.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Diagnostic Firmware Engineer at Apple
Posted Dec 1, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Cupertino, CA (took 2 weeks)
I was contacted through recruiter after applying online. Phone interview started on time. There were lot of questions regarding my recent work experience . The position was in Diagnostic group for Iphone Ipod division . The work was quite related to what I was doing. There were questions regarding flashing utilities and how to debug any issue. There were no other questions in general apart from questions related to my experience and I had a positive feedback at the end after the coding excercise given to me through screen sharing but still got a rejection
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Product Design Engineer at Apple
Posted Nov 30, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)
Apple essentially announced "first-come, first-serve" interviews on campus. I sent my resume to a friend who graduated a year earlier and currently worked for Apple--it turns out he was also conducting the interviews. The interviews took place through the campus Career Center. Each person was interviewed on a 1:1 basis for about 20-30 minutes.
Advice: Know your Materials Fundamentals. The "Intelligence Test" portion of the interview boiled down to the ability to recall and manipulate equations/facts from Mechanics of Materials. Also, if you're in front of a whiteboard and have no clue how to proceed, just start writing--I got the impression that they didn't care so much about the right answer as how you get there.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.
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Intern at Apple
Posted Nov 28, 2011
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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 Mar 2010 (took a day)
100% technical interview
interviewed with a programming question, nothing about circuits
uninterested in anything else
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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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Mac Specialist (Apple Store) at Apple
Posted Nov 22, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took a day)
The whole process was about 2 hours long. My location was at a hotel in woodland hills,ca, and was a seminar consisting of 30 candidates. It begun with an orientation on Apple with a few group questions and an explanation. "What is the weirdest job you've had?"
Then the 30 candidates broke into 5 smaller groups of 6 and sat with an apple employee. Everyone introduces themselves, and then the Apple employee has everyone pass around an ipod touch with interview questions. Become a little competitive. The employee basically wants to see if you can handle the competition.After, They give you a email response within 48 hours. Usually quicker.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Sales Specialist at Apple
Posted Nov 25, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Chicago, IL (took 4+ weeks)
My step of the process was an apple employment hiring event where there were around 30 people. we were then split into small groups of 6 and had essentially group interviews. After the even they encouraged us to apply online but I was extended a second interview a day later. The second leader consisted of a 2:1 where I was interviewed by two store managers. A lot of the questions were behavioral. I was extended a third interview only hours later via e-mail. The third interview consisted of just interests questions and I was extended a job offer only a couple of days later.
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Negotiation Details
I wasn't really in a position to negotiate since this was my first job in retail and I did not hold a job previously.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Security at Apple
Posted Nov 21, 2011
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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 Jan 2011 (took 2 months)
The interview was the longest I've ever had. It was seven hours with about 15 people. The questions ranged from general personality to in depth discussions of solving particular problems.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Able to negotiate a signing bonus.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Hardware Engineer at Apple
Posted Nov 21, 2011
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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 in Cupertino, CA (took 2 days)
I was scheduled for an onsite interview on Oct 30th. After I have booked the hotel and flight, they told me the interviewers were not available for that day and they wanted me to do it the week after. In the next week, I was informed they wanted to change the schedule again. The interview finally happend 3 weeks later but the recruiter won't tell me in which building I will be interviewed until the night before the interview. You know what? No body showed up after 20mins of the scheduled time, and I got a calling saying they want to switch the interview to another building. Fine. I final see the first interviewer. After talking to him, I waited more than 40mins for the 2nd interviewer. No interviewer is on time and they are RUDE... Apple might be a good place for work but please be respectful to the interviewees.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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App Store Editorial at Apple
Posted Nov 19, 2011
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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 Jul 2011 in Cupertino, CA (took 6 months)
Was initially contacted by recruiter online. This lead to a phone call with hiring manager. That lead to onsite interview with team. All the people at Apple were smart and pleasant, some were very nice. Way too much time between stages though, and poor communication about status and next steps.
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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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