Sales applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 68 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 Sales according to 68 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 24%
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 21%
Background check: 9%
Skills test: 7%
Personality test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 2%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Apple in May 2014
Interview
I met with 6-7 individuals over several weeks to discuss the opening. Several interviews with managers and other associates that collaborate with this role. Initial phone screen with HR recruiter. Initial interview with hiring manager, Sales Engineering manager, subject matter expert, Inside account manager, Inside sales manager, and second interview with sales and technical sales manager. Final interview is with VP of organization before decision is made on a candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you get appointments with key decision makers?
Focused on understanding motivation and your desire to be in the business - interested to know more about you as a person rather than just about the skills you already have
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: what inspires you to get out of bed in the morning?
Good lots of sales and support and repairs and triaging and personal stories. Stories of character and working with others. Maybe a question about being a good person and how that reflects to the customer experience
the manager first ask me to introduce myself and then let me share my expirance about my previous job.Everything goes well,manager are very nice and I'm every happy to have this chance