I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
I'm an engineer by training. Phone interview with a Senior Manager from Power Accessories. Did fairly well on technical but for some reason was "not a match". I asked how many hours per week were you expected to work as well as the energy level of the team and got PR answers for both. As a CEO of my own brand, my advice to executive management is to know your front line talent as well as the type of people you end up promoting to senior level management. After several interviews, I'm starting to see a pattern of the type of people who end up in management at Apple (your quintessential fraternity brother who literally all sound the same on the phone, big on diversity? I think not). Individual I interviewed with was not only unskilled at identifying talent but was clearly not transparent about the work environment as a Senior Manager. Disappointed in the lack of technical and behavioral depth at the management level at Apple and can guarantee two things: 1) either their tenure at Apple will be short lived if this continues or 2) the amount of real engineering talent at Apple will eventually reduce as the shareholders question their ROI and this will happen when the tech bubble bursts...
I applied online. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Mar 2017
Interview
It was fast and straight forward. The hiring manager did not ask anything about my background and go directly to the technical questions. Very technical and very challenging. They just kept pushing you to think harder and harder and how well do you understand the fundamental ME principles
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the transfer function of a spring mass system
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA)
Interview
The process started with a non-technical phone screen with a recruiter. Then I spoke to a member of the team I was interviewing for. Then I was assigned a design challenge, which can be found online if you search for it. After that was submitted, someone gave me questions to answer about my challenge and areas to improve it, then I resubmitted it. After that, if they like your presentation, they will bring you in to present and interview in person. Overall, the process requires a lot of work, but they move very quickly, which I appreciated.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What kind of plastic would you use for an electronic housing?