I attended the hiring event at the mall. It occurred from 7 PM to approximately 10 PM. There were at least 50 applicants. Employees dressed casually. Some employees wore sandals and shorts. Two of the women employees were very attractive. We were asked to complete a form and name tags. The first thing that transpired were introductions. Everyone had to say their name, why he/she would be a good fit for the company, and a fun fact about themselves. The man sitting adjacent to me actually wrote on a card what he was going to say. When I saw this, I almost burst out laughing. The next thing was a presentation about the company that entailed a video, information about each position, and various Apple products. Then, there were role play scenarios. This was the arduous aspect of the hiring event. You are given multiple situations, and you had to act the role of an Apple employee. For example, one scenario was when a customer wanted to know about upcoming items. Another example is when a customer wants to know why the wait in line was too long. You had to react to those situations. On the Apple site, it conspicuously states, "You don’t necessarily have to be an Apple expert" in order to be hired. That is a fabrication. You must know about the products in order to proceed to the next step in the hiring process. I was misled into thinking this was a casual interview because the email I received from the manager was aloof. If you want advice, I would advocate you make yourself unique and distinguishable from the other applicants. You absolutely must prepare for various customer service scenarios. That is your interview. Moreover, you should go to an Apple store to see the different customer service scenarios. The final part was a Q and A session. A woman actually asked about the flexibility with the schedule. When she asked that asinine question, everyone in the room laughed at her (including myself). One employee admitted he only one took one semester of college; thus, education is something the company has absolutely no interest in. The one thing that stood out was that people were arbitrarily clapping. Someone would say their name, and people would start clapping and yelling. It was vexing and painful to hear. After the hiring event, it was fairly odd trying to exit. Since the mall closed prior to the hiring event, all applicants were escorted through the back emergency exit. Many of the applicants has to walk 3 miles just to get back to their cars because we had to take convoluted exits that led elsewhere. There are ways to be professional and casual simultaneously (Google has done this to perfection). The next day, I received a rejection email from the manager. I am a PC and proud of it.