Generally good vibe. On the informal side. HD some interesting questions. Overall good experience. Online application, online test, phone screening, zoom interview. Wait time between each stage is one week on average.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Oct 2023
Interview
To be fair, I did not get past the HM screen but I thought the process was quite strange. The recruiter reached out via LinkedIn and was incredibly responsive, to the point that calls and texts were sent if I did not respond to messages or emails (which I appreciated to an extent). After my short chat with the Hiring Manager though, I was immediately ghosted and was never given any feedback or follow-up on me not moving to the next round. The interview with the Hiring Manager was awkward and only lasted 15 minutes, which has never happened to me before. I understand that this is a FAANG company and is incredibly well-respected, but this experience left a weird taste in my mouth and other colleagues I am in touch with have all had lukewarm to terrible interviewing experiences with Apple. I would have expected more from a company of this size and status.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your experiences in the field and why you would be a good fit.