I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Apple in Sep 2018
Interview
The first round was from on campus college recruitment. I was given 2 minutes to talk to the recruiter and was asked to come back later for a 30 minute interview. The recruiter didn't get back to me for over a month, and then told me they wanted a second interview. I did an hour long phone interview with the manager. I received an offer after the second interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pretty typical mechanical engineering questions. Know your material stress/strain curves and fundamentals of beam bending. They will keep asking questions until you don't know how to answer.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
It was great. It was for an internship and the interviewers were friendly. It was mostly behavioral questions. Make sure you have a good elevator pitch and can explain every project and detail on your resume in depth. Always expect a follow up question.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Jun 2025
Interview
1st round 30 min technical with basic beam and materials questions
2 round 1hr panel with questions about projects and more technical questions on beam like shear stress diagram and material science
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Shenzhen, Guangdong) in Dec 2024
Interview
Very fast response rate and accomodation to personal schedule, good connection with HR. 3+1 round HR screening. First screening, then with a product design engineer, then with someone high up, and then a design challenge. Overall positive, not super harsh questions, and no behavioural questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Beam bending questions, general why apple questions