I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
contacted by HR, then setup phone interview with 2 hiring managers in two different groups. One of the hiring is very unprofessional. He kept yawning on the phone, sounds like he didn't get any sleep last night or just got bored about work. Plus, his strong Indian accent is very difficult to understand. what makes me anger is that when i asked him what team he is managing. He even said that this is confidential and not proper to share with candidates. this is a shame. you are not even going to tell me what you do during an interview?
they are looking for people with extensive manufacturing and process experience (industrial engineering). i am not a good fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
question about ramp up planing and capacity calculation
The process had 3 main rounds: Phone screen, manager interview, followed by interviews with key stakeholders for the role.
Fairly simple questions about job experience/ background, situational/“talk about a time you __” questions
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Name a time you faced a challenge on a project and what did you do to solve it?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in May 2024
Interview
Applied in November, invited to interview in May with 5 business day notice. 2 x 30 min interviews virtually. Second interviewer didn’t show,,, tried to reschedule more than 3 times, ghosted more than once. I backed out of the process
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Apr 2024
Interview
The process was somewhat lengthy with about 10 total interviews, some repeats but most with different members of the team. There was one presentation where I had to present on a time that I used data to handle an operational challenge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When a station on the manufacturing line goes down, what is the number one concern for the Ops Program Manager?