I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Sep 2022
Interview
Was able to skip the phone screening, as my resume was sent internally to the hiring manager directly. The two interviews I got were purely technical, no explicit behavioral interview. The first was by the hiring manager's manager, then the second was about a month later with the hiring manager themself.
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Questions were asked about projects on my resume. We then discussed my knowledge of ADCs, SPI, I2C and basic fundamentals such as LPF, HPF, and how to apply these fundamentals to circuit solutions. Additionally, active and passive filter questions were asked. OpAmp related questions, Capacitor questions, and switching regulators (Buck / Boost)
30 Minute Video Call with Hiring Manager. Mostly technical questions, open-ended. Requiring you to go through a design process utilizing your knowledge of materials and design constraints. Limited personal questions.
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Design a playground set with safety and cost in consideration.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA)
Interview
Meet with everyone in the group. Everyone will come up with their own problems. The group has some specific needs and require a background match. Everyone is nice here. I interviewed about four people overall.
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My previous research experience. The basic hardware knowledge.
Recruiter reached out on email after resume screening phase. I had a 45 min interview with a recruiter. Asked me why apple and why this role (Platform Architecture System Integration Intern).