I feel Apple has an extremely customer-centric culture and great social responsibility. It also focuses very much on design and aesthetics. It may be hard to like working here if one does not truly believe in these things, as one may not be able to enjoy perks other tech companies offer. However, if one truly espouses customer experience and the tenet to leave the world a better place as one sees it, it's really hard to work anywhere else.
No free lunch, and free dinner isn't spectacular. Free drinks are very limited too.
Hope this great culture can be maintained indefinitely.
Apple provided a very challenging interview. Before I was brought on-site, I had several phone conversations with the team over the course of three weeks. On-site, the interview lasted for five straight hours, and I spoke with nine different people
10 rounds, extremely domain specific, lots of LeetCode (medium / semi hard) questions mixed with behavioral questions. 6 interviews back to back, each of 45 minutes for the virtual onsite. Prepare well based on the job description as all interviewers
At a hackathon, I met with a recruiter who took interest in my team's project. They then emailed us all a request to interview. Someone set up a time for a phone screen. I was asked to code on a website called Stypi, now known as Coding Hire. I was
Apple provided a very challenging interview. Before I was brought on-site, I had several phone conversations with the team over the course of three weeks. On-site, the interview lasted for five straight hours, and I spoke with nine different people
10 rounds, extremely domain specific, lots of LeetCode (medium / semi hard) questions mixed with behavioral questions. 6 interviews back to back, each of 45 minutes for the virtual onsite. Prepare well based on the job description as all interviewers
At a hackathon, I met with a recruiter who took interest in my team's project. They then emailed us all a request to interview. Someone set up a time for a phone screen. I was asked to code on a website called Stypi, now known as Coding Hire. I was