Process
I filled out a questionnaire, then had a 45-minute interview with the hiring manager.
The hiring manager (a young Indian man) was unprepared and unprofessional during the interview. He jumped back and forth between subjects, was hard to understand, and mostly answered my questions with only "yes" or "no". He seemed lukewarm from the start, and I realized it might have been an interview for the sake of formality, with a candidate already selected.
My guess was right; the day after my interview, I received an email stating the manager had moved forward with another candidate (certainly an Indian candidate).
Overall, it was a very unprofessional, rude, and biased interview.
Questions
Bunch of irrelevant, nonsense questions, like "Do you mix cream and coffee inside Starbucks or outside to have the hottest coffee?" Yes, it was a question asked for an opto-mechanical engineering role.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Apple Test Opto-mechanical Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Apple's interview process for their Test Opto-mechanical Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Apple's Test Opto-mechanical Engineer interview process in United States.
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