Inter applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Minneapolis, MN) in May 2010
Interview
The interview process took a very very long time for the position, which was the 2 year internship which would basically make you an assistant manager of the store. From what I gathered was that they were basically looking to fill in-store specialist spots and generally after working in the same store for 2 years if you are motivated you can become a general manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you go above and beyond to make the guests in the store feel welcomed?
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Apple (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2010
Interview
An internal recruiter contacted me for a summer intern position in their hardware design group. The phone interview took about 45 minutes. I personally think phone interview is not effective way of communicating. The interviewer has an accent and the phone line is very noisy. The interview went into two parts. The first part is about past work experience and only one technical question was asked. The interviewer seemed to have no interest in my CVs. I can only say the time is very limited and I was speaking too fast. The technical problem is very basic digital logic design problem. I felt unfriendly when I ask questions since the interviewer did not clarify the problem. I did not answer the question well.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Apple in Nov 2009
Interview
Extremely technical interview, with questions on transistor design and application. Also asked in-depth questions on digital logic design and VLSI. I personally think asking extremely technical questions on the phone is ridiculous, especially if you don't have the question and figures in front of you. If you are an Electrical or Computer Engineering student seeking an internship, make sure you understand ALL of your core-level classes like Electromagnetism, Digital Logics, Electronics, and basic Programming.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What courses pertaining to transistor design have you taken?