Apple Interview Questions
& Process

Applied for a role supporting 1 VP and 3 Sr. Directors on the MAD Team. The recruiter reached out for a phone screen. She was nice but not really that personable. Then I moved forward to an interview via Webex with a Lead Admin on the MAD Team and it was an extremely poor experience. She had this aura and attitude about her like Apple is the best company on this earth and candidates should be thankful for even having the chance to apply, let alone interview. Her attitude and energy were completely off-putting. Out of the entire 30 minutes, she literally asked me one question, which was tell me about yourself and your experience and why you applied. After that she said okay, do you have any questions for me? We literally spent the last 20-25 minutes of me just asking questions. She didn’t ask me anything else besides that one question. This was an extremely disappointing experience from beginning to end as Apple is THE one company I've always wanted to work at. Overall, I’m glad it didn't work out. She's definitely not someone I'd want to work with every day.

The interview process for the Apple internship was organized and professional. It started with an introduction and a short overview of the role, then moved into questions about my background, projects, and why I’m interested in Apple. The interviewer aimed to understand how I approach problem-solving, my communication skills, and how well I can work in a team. Some of the questions were behavioral, while others focused on my technical knowledge and past experience. Overall, it felt structured, and the interviewer was respectful and engaging the whole time.

The interview process started with an initial recruiter screen, then moved into a hiring manager conversation and several team interviews. The process was pretty structured and straightforward, with each step building on the one before it. The final round had multiple back-to-back sessions that went into portfolio deep dives, design thinking, and collaboration. Everyone I met with was professional, thoughtful, and asked detailed questions that dug into both design craft and problem-solving.

There are 3 rounds: recruiter, hiring manager, panel. The panel has 3 sub-rounds, including a case study, technical and behavioral questions. I was originally recruited to interview. It took about a month for the recruiter to respond and set up the screening call after they first reached out to me. The next two rounds were scheduled super quickly. Everyone was extremely nice. Looking back, I don't think the interview questions were really hard, but it can feel intimidating to interview with a FAANG. To get ready, I would use something like Interview Query to practice both the case and the technical. You should be fine with that. The only negative thing is that after spending over 4 hours of my time with them, the recruiter ended up ghosting me. I asked for a follow up two weeks later and they said they'd have an update the next week. No response. I understand if I wasn't selected, but I find it disrespectful to be ghosted after going through the final stages. Another suspicious thing is that I interviewed in December, but they had been hiring since August. They still hadn't found anyone and keep reposting the position even now (March). It makes me wonder if they were resume farming or pretending to hire for tax reasons.