Difficulty
Average
Candidate-reported interview insights
Apple Manager interviews, decoded.
Explore commonly reported questions, interview rounds, difficulty, duration, and candidate experiences for the Manager role at Apple.
4.1 rating Computer Hardware Development
Interview overview
Average rounds
3
Average duration
50.5 day average
Difficulty and candidate experience
Interview difficulty
easy17.4%
average46.5%
difficult36%
Candidate experience
positive59%
neutral23.7%
negative17.3%
Candidate-reported interview process
I went through 5 interviews, first with the recruiter, then my line manager, then my line manager's peer, then a senior leader, and finally my manager's manager. For me, the interviews were mostly quite simple.
4 rounds in total 1st round: HR phone screen 2nd round: manager BQ interview 3rd round: 1 hour case study presentation (3 days to prepare) 4th round: SVP interview (on the same day with 3rd round, only if your passed 3rd round)
Asked about backend infra experience, and some behavioral questions like: experience to deal with conflicts, experience to deal with schedule conflicts, etc. Lasted a little under 30 minutes. It was alright.
Common Apple Manager interview questions
A focused selection of the most detailed candidate-submitted questions.
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Tell me about a past negotiation that was difficult to navigate
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How does your background relate to Starbucks as a brand?
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Describe should cost models? What is in it?
- 4
Tell me about a time you failed?
Interview question formats
Behavioral50.6%
Other22.6%
Technical10.7%
Case8.2%
Group4.6%
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Interview information is based on candidate reports and may not represent the current official hiring process of Apple.