Hardware Intern 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 92% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Hardware Intern roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 13 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 Hardware Intern according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
Skills test: 25%
One on one interview: 20%
Presentation: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Background check: 5%
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1 hr interview with hiring manager through phone call. The hiring manager introduced himself and his group in apple. He was very nice to talk to. Get the rejection about 1 week after the interview with no explanation.
4 rounds of leetcode easy questions, some VLSI questions, and questions on the Virtuoso platform. Some of the questions were curated by the interviewer (no leetcode could prep you, but if you knew how to code straightforward enough)
1. Asked about my educational background and projects.
2. A couple HDL programming problems such as state machine, d_latch, and basic computer architecture questions.
3. Embedded system basics like I2C, SPI.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
The recruiter contacted me and then I had a meeting with the head of the team. He asked general questions in my field. Next round I had three more technical interviews. They were challenging and the goal was figuring out how deep I know the field.