I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (New York, NY) in July 2011
Interview
I applied online to several stores in the NYC area. I got an email from HR and we set up a phone interview. I went into the store to familiarize myself with the products and everything first, but she didn't really ask about that. It was more about my resume and what I was planning on doing with my life.
Then we set up an interview for 1 weeks later. When I went in it was 3 on 1, 3 people interviewing me. I filled out the sheet where they ask about all things Apple, and I feel like I had done a good job because I love Apple and had done my homework.
The position was at the 5th Ave store, where I went to interview.
In that interview they asked more things about my Resume and how I would react, yadda yadda, typical interview questions. I felt like I did my best, but I also felt like the main interviewer wasn't liking me too much.
I left thinking that was the end of it all, but imagine my surprise when they called back and offered me a position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the most fast paced environment you have worked in? How did you deal with it?
It’s a very long process so have patience. Sometimes they will give you feedback but if you are external you will just receive a turn down email. Keep applying. Apple says it’s not a NO. It’s a not now and that’s very true.
Famously competitive as always, my odds were better since I kept updating my resume whenever I was on the job search. They reached out to me first by email, I completed an application, and then had three rounds of interviews in total.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had to work with someone hesitant to learn.
Started with group interview and asked us all questions, only asked three questions and also showed us a little about genmojis and allowed us to create our own. if successful was a one to one interview with store manager again only asked three questions.