I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Apple (Edinburgh, Scotland) in Apr 2020
Interview
In the first year of this unique 24-month programme, you rotate through various functions at our retail stores. During year two, you focus on leadership roles with top-level managers as your mentors and coaches. ... By offering your observations, you foster positive change in your store and at stores worldwide.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q1: What you did in a team when you have conflicts with others?
Q2: Share a piece of experience that you provide customer service for others
Q3: What do you know about this programme?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Apple (Boston, MA)
Interview
I was contacted about a month after applying to set up an interview with the hiring manager. This was a group interview (myself and one other candidate) which mostly focused on giving an overview of Apple as a company and discussing previous teamwork experiences. The manager was great and this was a positive experience.
I received a call later saying that this manager was not able to hire for the position I applied to but that I could meet with the Store Leader to discuss other open positions. Two weeks later I met with the Store Leader, who clearly had decided not to hire me for a management position before I had arrived and was dismissive of my work experience and bordered on rude with some of her comments. After an unpleasant hour-long interview where she talked down to me about how challenging the job would be and how I would have to work really hard to ever get to a place like her, I knew that I would not be interested in working for anyone like that. The experience did not seem very Apple-like and was a big waste of my time. Watch out for an egotistical Store Leader at Apple Boylston Street.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
What is the best team you have ever worked on and what was your role?
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
On campus group interview interview, followed by 4 rounds of individual interviews with behavioral questions in one day. Had a background check and got an offer within a week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time where you had to work in a group project.
Store Leader Program Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Store Leader Program Associate roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Apple overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Apple as a Store Leader Program Associate according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 33%
Background check: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Phone interview: 13%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 7%
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