The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Apple in Apr 2010
Interview
Asked to apply online via the university. Phone Interview was scheduled and had some general and technical questions. Encouraged to answer what you could, they accept all majors. On campus interview was offered a few weeks later with one of the Management Advisors. A mix of general and technical questions, some were a little out of the box.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Close your eyes and explain to me the process of tying your shoes.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Apple in May 2012
Interview
I found the posting on Monster and decided, hey...why not? Apple is one of my favorite companies and an 'at home' position was simply a stellar idea for me. Within a couple of days of applying, I was sent a link to fill out additional information regarding basic personality traits. It was pretty up front, very easy questions...just basic common sense actually. Within a few days after that, they sent me a link to set up a phone interview. I had my first interview with a really great agent, she was extremely friendly and easy to talk to. Her questions weren't tech related, but more so about fitting in with Apple and customer service as a whole. She then sent me a link to set up my next interview.
The next interview was awesome as well. Fairly short and painless, still more questions based on customer service and personality. We ended up hitting it off very well as well. After that, I had my final phone interview with a really nice Supervisor. He asked some tech questions, like "what kind of computer do I have now and what are the specs", "a customer calls in and has issues with email, the email won't connect, what do you do?", "how would you troubleshoot an Apple product?" Now for that one, I have Macs and iPods, but I've never had any problems with them, but I'm a constant 'geek' so I'm always on Apple's site....they have one of the most intensive and awesome support sites I've ever seen, so I suggested starting there with troubleshooting any Apple equipment. That seemed to go over VERY well.
Apple is very very very customer oriented, wanting to focus on customer satisfaction while enabling agents to enjoy their job tasks. After that interview, I was sent a link to fill out authorization for a background check. Within 3 days I was contacted by the agency doing the background check saying they completed the check, and then that night I was contacted by the hiring agent (which happened to be the 1st person I interviewed with) and she offered me the job. I was given an EXCELLENT pay rate and a very workable training start date. They explained all of the benefits, as well as working schedules and training opportunities as well as advancement potential. I'm super excited to start this adventure with Apple!
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
A customer has problems connecting and sending/receiving email, what is the first thing you do?
I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Apple in Jun 2012
Interview
Applied online, got an email later that day to set up a phone interview. Had phone interview next day and set up a Skype interview for three days later. A few hours after that I got a email to consent to background check and three days more, I got a call with a job offer. Interviews were laid back and not too stressful. My advice is even if you don't know an answer, you must show interest and a willingness and ability to learn.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
What is the difference between hard drive memory and RAM memory?