Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Specialist roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 140 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Apple overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Apple as a Specialist according to 140 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 30%
One on one interview: 20%
Phone interview: 12%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 6%
Skills test: 5%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Apple (Southington, CT)
Interview
Overall relaxed, conversational style, but the interviewer stressed it's "competency based". Questions were largely about communicating with peers/customers. After your initial answer they will ask some follow up questions if you didn't hit what they were looking for, so pay special attention to those.
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Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to build a relationship with someone from a different background.
Plusieurs entretiens, systématiquement en groupe. Processus assez long. Le plus difficile des entretiens que je connaisse. Parfois une longue attente avant réponse. Possibilité de repasser un entretien 6 mois après un échec.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Racontez une situation difficile et comment vous y avez fait face.
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.
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Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had to work with someone hesitant to learn.