The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Apple (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2011
Interview
I had applied to the position online, and was contacted 5 months later. I was very happy with my job, but curious to see what was out there.
The initial conversation went over my experience and was super positive loved the energy of the individual!), and then I was asked to speak to a second individual...this is where my interaction went down hill. Thinking we would go more in depth over the phone, it was nothing like that. I was mostly asked about my love for Apple products, and as soon as the recruiter got on the phone all they spoke about was how tired they were and I could hear them yawning! Unfortunately, to me energy on the phone is important.
I received an email letting me know they would keep in touch, and get back to me after their crazy schedule died down. I emailed months later with no reply. I decided to contact another individual who was extremely helpful, but said the first recruiter said I did not have enough experience and I would need to get into contact with the first person. How would the first person know I am inexperienced, if she never asked about my experience and it was 6 months prior when we had spoken? She also said I should ask her about other positions to start off with Apple.
The interaction completely ruined my initial perception of Apple as a happy, friendly place.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple in Feb 2011
Interview
I came in twice. The first time, I had three 30-minute interviews with three different people, the last segment being with two people. The second time I came in, I had four 30-minute interviews, each with one person. I received an offer two days after that. Everyone I interviewed with was very pleasant.
Although my process was fairly quick, I do know people who interviewed, then received an offer up to eight months later. It's just a staffing thing.
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Question 1
Give an example of how you've improved a department's process.