Apple Technical Program Manager interview questions

Was contacted via email. Had a quick conference call with the recruiter and then a very technical interview with the hiring manager. About a week later I was invited for onsite; there were a total of 6 back-to-back interviews including a lunch interview and an impromptu one at the end. Being a technical position, most of the questions were in-depth, either related to my past experience or the role. I was fairly satisfied with how I did and was expecting a positive outcome. Still it took them some time to get back to me they had one more candidate to interview. Some advice for all aspirants: * Be ready to explain why are you interested in this particular position and how your background makes you a great fit. * Don't make stuff up. If you don't know something, admit it. * If applying for a technical position, brush up on fundamentals. It helps! * Research your interviewers and look up your notes before every interview so if you have the opportunity you can "surprise" them. * Have lots and lots and lots of questions. Everybody asks if you have any and it's better to ask (even a repeat question) than to say I exhausted the list. Why do you like working here is a good one and gives different perspectives.

After a very quick phone interview I was flown to Cupertino for a half day of five interviews each taking about a half hour . This was a rapid-fire event. I spent much of the time trying to get my interviewers to better define the job position and functions and get a sense of what work there would be like. This was not really possible contained in one small conference room and the limited time with each. Thinking about this now I realize the interview was more of a preliminary litmus test of each other's candidacy. To be honest, I was expecting a higher level exchange. My take away is that the event was a much smaller deal to Apple than it was to me--that I was one of numerous candidates they were cycling through. In the end the job really wasn't a good fit. Which is fine.