I applied online and received an initial call within an hour of submitting my app. I missed the call but received an email from a recruiter. I returned the email and received another call the following day with a recruiter asking a few tech questions. I was moved on to the next step which was a facetime interview that was scheduled for a week after my initial phone call. At the end of the facetime interview I was told I would be moving on and that I would receive an email that allows me to schedule my third and final interview. The last interview was the longest and I was given a number of different scenarios. It was more about how I addressed the concerns of the customer.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Apple (Columbus, OH) in Apr 2014
Interview
The video interview lasted about 20 minutes. He asked pretty basic questions about my work experience. A few of the questions I remember him asking were:
- What does excellent customer service mean to you?
- What are some reasons that would cause a computer to be running slowly?
- What does RAM stand for?
Towards the end of the interview we did a bit of roleplay where he played the customer and I was the live chat agent. He had me managing two chats at once which wasn't too difficult. He didn't seem as interested in my technical support knowledge as much as he was in how I would interact with customers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The chat roleplay was not something I was expecting (and I should have). I got a little flustered at first but then my instincts kind of kicked in and I just responded like I would to a customer. He stopped me after I did the introduction and began to ask probing questions to say he was sending me an email to schedule another interview. If you get the same thing just be sure to greet the customer politely and provide empathy/ownership of the problem first and then start working on the problem.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Apple in Feb 2014
Interview
I applied through the Apple website - submitted a resume and answered the questionaire. Received a call from a recruiter the next day. I had to answer some basic questions about an iPhone (how to conserve power) and also my previous work experience. I was then told that I would be moving to the next step in the hiring process and a FaceTime interview was scheduled. This interview lasted about 20 minutes and again, I had to answer basic technology questions (POP vs. IMAP for email) and questions about my background. My next FaceTime interview was scheduled for the next day. This interview lasted about 45 minutes. I was asked to role play customer service situations, answer some technology questions, and more questions about my background were asked. I was told that I would hear from Apple within 2-3 weeks. I received an email 2 days later stating that I did not get the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please describe a situation in which you had to use multiple resources and steps to accomplish your job.