Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Specialist roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 67 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 Specialist according to 67 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 27%
Phone interview: 26%
One on one interview: 15%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Skills test: 3%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 9 months. I interviewed at Apple (Londres, Angleterre) in Jul 2025
Interview
There's an initial virtual "conference" style call where you're told about the company, experiences and some details about the role, such as length of contract, stores looking for candidates, specific times they might be looking for, etc. Afterwards, there's a group interview in your selected store and if selected a second virtual group interview on WebEx. If selected there's a past the second interview you'll be meeting with your manager and discuss the role further one on one.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were many behavioural questions, looking for team experiences, problem resolution and customer experience. An example is: Tell me about a time you worked with someone with a different background as yours or did things differently than you.
Plusieurs entretiens, systématiquement en groupe. Processus assez long. Le plus difficile des entretiens que je connaisse. Parfois une longue attente avant réponse. Possibilité de repasser un entretien 6 mois après un échec.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Racontez une situation difficile et comment vous y avez fait face.
It’s a very long process so have patience. Sometimes they will give you feedback but if you are external you will just receive a turn down email. Keep applying. Apple says it’s not a NO. It’s a not now and that’s very true.
Famously competitive as always, my odds were better since I kept updating my resume whenever I was on the job search. They reached out to me first by email, I completed an application, and then had three rounds of interviews in total.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had to work with someone hesitant to learn.