Average Interview – Overall Negative Experience – No – Thu, 10 Aug 2017
Interviewed Mar 2,017 in Cupertino, CA
I applied online. Months later, a recruiter contacted me. I replied immediately, then had to follow up multiple times for a response, which came a week later. We spoke on the phone, it went okay, and she said we'd arrange for me to talk to the hiring manager. I had to follow up with several emails before she responded two weeks later. She then offered me a few extremely narrow time windows for the hiring manager call.
When I finally spoke to the hiring manager on the phone, he was rushed and clearly hadn't prepared at all. Though the interview was meant to last 30 minutes, he immediately informed me he'd only have about 10 minutes. His 2 questions consisted of asking me "what makes me great" and then asking about my current company in a really condescending tone. That was pretty much it. He then asked for samples of my work, which I'd already sent ahead of my interview. I sent them again and waited. I followed up a few times via email to little or no effect.
From sending my samples, it took them 20 days until they finally got back to me to say I was rejected. At that point it wasn't much of a surprise. They fed me the same line every HR person says, "we'll keep you in mind." But when I suggested a specific job that interested me, it became clear they weren't serious. They handed me off to someone else who gave me the runaround, promised to get back to me, then ignored me altogether.
The whole experience was pretty dehumanizing, even for a job interview. I get rejected from jobs all the time, and it's never fun, but this is the first time my experience was so bad I felt compelled to write a Glassdoor review.
I think Apple gets away with treating applicants poorly because they're such a hot company. If they contact you, follow up on it, but be prepared for arrogant attitudes, dismissive behavior, and an overall lack of professionalism.
Interview Questions
What makes you great?
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Tell me about your... current company (audible eye roll)
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Other Details
The interview consisted of Phone Interview