Project Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 83.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Project Manager roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Apple overall takes an average of 49 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Apple as a Project Manager according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 20%
Presentation: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
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It was pretty painless. Apple is very selective in hiring so they want you to talk to a lot of people, but almost everyone is very friendly and accommodating.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were designing a system, what would you do first?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Apr 2012
Interview
I happened to be interviewing with Google and Yelp at the exact same time, so while I won't directly reference the other two companies this is relevant info for understanding what stood out about the Apple interview process.
First, the hiring manager was surprisingly forthcoming about how the process was moving and how I was doing compared to other candidates. This was incredibly welcoming though it probably had to do with the fact that they were in a rush to hire.
Second, the process was shockingly unorganized. Interview rooms weren't booked, people didn't know when and where they were supposed to be meeting me, other groups kept trying to access the interview rooms and there was no one on-site who was obviously coordinating the process.
Third, Apple wants you to meet with as many people as possible. I met with almost 20 different people during the course of the interview process. You definitely got the vibe that culture fit is highly valued.
Fourth, every single interviewer asked me "Why Apple?" With a 100% ask rate, I am guessing this is the rule.