My interview process started on Nov 2015, and spanned till Mar 2016. The first stage was a phone screening where they look at how you converse and judge whether you’re worthy for further interview stages or not. I went through 3 additional interview processes (role-plays, individual interview sessions and ‘about me’ descriptions) after the phone screening and successfully cleared them all. I was updated on the final decision over the phone, but important questions held by any aspiring apple employee were left unanswered e.g.: When would I be joining the team? Ans. We’re sorry but we do not have a timeline, Could you give an approximate timeline? Ans. We’re sorry, we can’t give you a timeline, Could you at least give a written email mentioning that I’ve been successfully selected at Apple? Ans. We’re sorry we cannot do that. So you’re basically just left with a verbal confirmation to hold on to, which seems extremely unfair considering that major hours and efforts are put in by every individual giving the interviews, not forgetting the major amount of patience needed to keep up with 4+ interviews spanning over 5 months. What breaks the expectations one holds for an organization holding a stature such as that of Apple is that the responsible recruiters do not even respond to your phone calls or emails when asked for an update (which is not given in the first place). This kind of behavior towards potential apple employees is ruining the reputation of the organization and the morale one would hold before starting his/her employment with them. Till date I and other recruits have no solid date in hand and no assurance (been 6 months since the last interview) and don’t know if we’d ever be employed. My only message to the ME Apple management would be to avoid treating potential retail employees like crap, they are the actual face of your organization and the major stakeholders in the success factor of the Apple retail stores.

It was a group interview format, with about 4 other candidates and we were given questions across all candidates. Also, we were given an opportunity to ask questions at the end.