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      Hardware Engineering Interview

      Sep 27, 2018
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Cupertino, CA

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      Hardware Engineering Interview

      Nov 20, 2017
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview
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      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Sep 2018

      Interview

      The interview process took a few weeks but I went through a few rounds of phone interviews where they asked me about my prior experience and a few technical questions to gauge my abilities.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

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      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Apple in Sep 2017

      Interview

      Two phone interviews: first was with my potential manager, and second was with a hardware engineer in the division. First interview just talked about my resume, asked me questions about past projects. Second interview we didn't even mention my past experience and jumped right into intern electrical engineering questions. Questions were fairly straightforward, though he asked some in-depth questions about particular component selection that I didn't know. Lastly we taked about the design of past Apple products, and how I thought they were implemented, etc. Pretty cool and challenging way to do an interview.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Design questions about past apple products
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      1

      Hardware Engineering Interview

      Jul 17, 2016
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Apple in Mar 2016

      Interview

      Got an email from a recruiter showing interest. 4 rounds of phone interviews with engineers. Got called on site. Interviews from 10 to 5 PM. Mostly technical questions regarding my experience. Some brain teasers/design problems. I was even asked questions as I was eating my lunch.

      Interview questions [2]

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      Tell me about a time you dealt with a coworker/teammate who wasn't pulling his/her weight.
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      Question 2

      Tell me about a time you struggled to learn something. How did you handle it?
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