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Updated Feb 4, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Retail at Apple
Posted Feb 4, 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 submitted a general application for a retail store on Apple's website. A few weeks later, I got an email inviting me to a Hiring Event, with my choice of three time slots on the same day. I RSVP'd to the latest one.
I got to the event and waited in line with a lot of other people- it seemed like there were about 30, and with three sessions, that meant there were a lot of people being interviewed for the positions. I was wearing a skirt, blouse, and heels; I was definitely more formal than most there, with some people wearing jeans and T-shirts. They gave us nametags to stick on our shirts and let us into a presentation room, where they gave a long presentation selling us on the Apple retail experience and opened the floor for questions.
They then broke us into groups of around eight people. An interviewer went to each group and gave them an iPad loaded with questions, which we had to answer. We only had time for about three questions each, which were generally related to sales experience and working with people.
At this point they had us fill out a sheet of basic questions like which stores we would want to work at and which particular positions we were interested, and said if they liked us we'd be back for a second interview the next day. I did not get a second interview.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Retail at Apple
Posted Sep 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 Aug 2011 in San Antonio, TX (took a day)
Apple had setup for selected applicants to meet at a neutral site between both markets of Austin and San Antonio. We met at the convention center in San Marcos. There were 3 different times to choose from, 9-12, 12:30-3:30, 4-7:30. I arrived and there were about 40 people waiting for the presentation. We walked into the room and were greeted by screaming Apple employees.
The actual group interview was painful to say the least. We watched a video on Apple.
Next we were separated into groups, and asked to create a product (real or fake) and present it to the rest of the group.
After sitting and listening to every group present. The leader said we were going to split back up and it would be another 2 hours of questions !?!? At this point I mentally checked out...
You sit in a circle of about 8-10 people and the managers take turns going around the room asking ambiguous personality questions.
ie. "give an example of when your team wasn't pulling their weight?" "what's the biggest risk you've ever taken?" "give an example of when you really wanted something and worked for it, and it payed off?" stuff like that... The whole time the people asking the questions switch, but the questions remain the same. Really stupid personality questions.
Needless to say I didn't get the job, but from what I hear that was only part one of like a 8 part interview process!
They could've at least fed us.
All in all, technology savvy/ work experience doesn't matter with this company. You just need an awesome super outgoing personality, and you're golden.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Retail at Apple
Posted Aug 24, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 in Denver, CO (took a day)
Solid interview process. A little too coporate, though.
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Retail at Apple
Posted Aug 4, 2011
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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 Jun 2011 (took a day)
An Apple manager called after receiving my resume which I had submitted through Apple's website. The interviewer asked if I had any questions about the position. I asked if they could explain what a typical day consisted of. After that they asked why I wanted to work at Apple and what my availability was. Finally they said they would be in touch.
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Retail at Apple
Posted Jan 27, 2011 — 0 of 2 people found this helpful
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Los Angeles, CA (took 2 days)
Huge waste of time. You won't get hired unless you fit into "apples culture/personality". Did not have a 1:1 interview even though I was scheduled to and promised one. Group panel interview was just a waste of time and $10 dollars since I had to pay to park twice.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Personality Test.
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Retail at Apple
Posted Sep 1, 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 Jul 2010 in Boston, MA (took a day)
Apparently Apple has several rounds of interviews. At the beginning, before the store manager showed up, one of my fellow candidates mentioned that he'd heard Apple has a lower acceptance rate than Stanford. Eek! Pretty similar experience to what others have mentioned, overall. Didn't make it to the next round, but I was invited to another hiring seminar for another local store, which I'm actually about to go to.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Retail at Apple
Posted Aug 21, 2009
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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 Aug 2009 (took a day)
Got an email invitation to a recruitment seminar from apple. Seminar held at a hotel meeting room. ~20 candidates. They showed us introductory videos/presentations. Candidates get pair up and introduce each other to the whole group. Retail store scenarios role play. Took two hours in total, each person only get 5 minutes to "show off". Very competitive, lots of applicants. They're apparently not looking for people with technical knowledge about their product. They seem to be looking for people that act/dress/speak in a certain "Apple"ish way.
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