Easy Interview – Overall Positive Experience – No – Mon, 13 Mar 2017
Interviewed Feb 2,017 in Kettering, OH (took 90 days)
I applied a few months prior to hearing from apple. I then received an email, asking me to go online and setup a time for a phone interview.
The phone interview was really quick and easy, just a few questions and she informed me that I had made it to the next round.
The next round was the hiring event, which had about 30 people and was held at the Apple Store after it closed. There was music playing and everyone was very relaxed and upbeat.We took our assigned seats and eventually got to the group interviews after some presentations. The group interviews were different, but fun. They broke us into 3 different groups, each with an Apple employee. The employee passed around an iPad which had interview questions on them. You picked a random question and had a minute to answer it, then passing the iPad around the group. Definitely very informal and relaxed.
I got a call a week later stating that I had made it to the next round, a week later. I arrived at the Apple store and myself and 3 other people were taken to an off-site conference room. We met with the store owner and another manager, both super friendly and good people. They took turns asking the group questions, and we answered them one-by-one.
We were then told about the next steps in the very very long hiring process, and that we would receive a call back if they wanted to proceed with us. I received an email a week later that they had chosen to go with other candidates.
Throughout the whole process, they mentioned to us that if we didn't get hired, it wasn't a "no", it was a "not right now". Meaning that we were welcome to apply next time. The whole process was very casual, yet professional.
Interview Questions
Name a time where you had to try something new
Answer Question
Name a time you had to deliver bad news to someone
Answer Question
Tell me about a time you didn't agree with your manager
Answer Question
Other Details
The interview consisted of Phone Interview and Group/Panel Interview