Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Apple overall takes an average of 42 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Apple as a Intern according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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Intense with a lot of rounds. Got an interview through a college career fair but it didn’t work out well. They put you through tests before the first round of real interviews not sure how they use that info though.
They shortlisted the top few students from my universitys computer science program and i was shortlisted to apply for this role even though my grades were subpar as my extra curicculars were good
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Question 1
they asked me practical qns like how i wld count the number of sand in the world
The process was structured, professional, and focused on both behavioral and product-thinking skills:
Step 1: Initial recruiter screen: covered background, motivation for PM, and basic fit questions.
Step 2: PM interview: product sense, user empathy, and communication style. Common prompts like “How would you improve Apple Music?” or “What’s your favorite Apple product and why?”.
Step 3: Technical or analytical round: discussed metrics, trade-offs, and roadmap prioritization.
Step 4: Final round with a manager: more conversational, testing collaboration style and cultural fit.
Interviewers were kind, thoughtful, and really valued structured thinking rather than technical depth. Preparation on product frameworks (AARM, RICE, etc.) and clear communication really helped.
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Question 1
“Tell me about a time you worked on a cross-functional team.”
“How do you handle disagreement with engineers or designers?”
“Why Apple?”