Difficult Interview – Overall Positive Experience – Yes, and I accepted – Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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I applied to Apple for a couple of different positions and didn't hear back initially. I had talked to a few people in the store and they said that Referrals are a great place to start! So, I had a friend I know that works for Apple write me a referral and after a few weeks I got an email interviewing inviting me to an hiring event.
Hiring Event: I read so many articles and talked to people in the store nearly all of them said that the hiring event would have 70+ people. Mine only had about 15-20 I would say (but they told us that we were all there because someone who worked at Apple thought we would be a good fit- so maybe it was the second string of interviews). Ether way, I guess I lucked out a little. We were told to sign in and wait (make sure during this time you make small talk, get to know those interviewing and also the Apple employee's- they are super friendly and its a great way to get your nerves down a bit)! I'm pretty sure they start grading you the moment you enter, so start up a conversation with a couple people (This shows you're a people person, and Apple is all about people). We were lead in shortly after and we had introductions. All of the Apple employees introduced themselves and then we were given a few minutes to get to know the person next to us because we were going to introduce them to the group. So we got to know who they were, what their favorite apple product was and what gets them up in the morning. It was chill and fun. Make people laugh, have eye contact etc. After introductions, we watched a few videos about Apple and everyone gave a rundown about their role. Throughout this time they stopped so that we could ask questions and share what we observed about the videos and Apple. We were then broken up into groups of 5 or so with one Apple employee. We passed around an iPad that had questions on it and took turns answering the questions. Make sure you seem engaged and try to tell a story with your answer. Don't just give a one word answer (there are Managers roaming around and sitting nearby to listen). Once that was over, we re-convened in the big group and were given a chance to ask questions. Make sure you have some ready! Good ones too. Questions that will get them thinking and challenge them. They like that.
It is now a week later and I got a call for a second interview in-store with a manager. So hopefully it all goes well!
Interview Questions
Name a time where you had to deal with an unruly customer?
Why Apple?
Name a time that worked your patience?
Answer Question