Visible Products, Hidden Politics
Visible Products, Hidden Politics
Apple is a high-paced environment with highly visible products that influence the world. Once in the door, you can really change your job quite a bit.
Seniority means nothing. It's about who you know and playing the political games. Good ideas are often ignored by middle management. HR is useless in many cases, except to protect the company and managers.
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I had an interview with the project manager. It was scheduled for one hour, but we spent one and a half hours. I thought I did very well, but at the end, they went with another person. It was sad.
Software QA Engineer
I submitted my resume via the website and was contacted by a recruiter. I had a phone interview with the recruiter and then with my would-be manager. I was then asked to come to Apple for an in-person interview. They flew me in, and I interviewed wit
Software QA Engineer
I don't know how they found my resume. I hadn't even updated it on their website. Anyway, I received an email from the hiring recruiter and was followed up with a telephonic interview with the hiring manager. The call lasted for 12-15 minutes. The in
Software QA Engineer
Cupertino, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2012I had an interview with the project manager. It was scheduled for one hour, but we spent one and a half hours. I thought I did very well, but at the end, they went with another person. It was sad.
Software QA Engineer
Cupertino, California, United StatesSeptember 1, 2015I submitted my resume via the website and was contacted by a recruiter. I had a phone interview with the recruiter and then with my would-be manager. I was then asked to come to Apple for an in-person interview. They flew me in, and I interviewed wit
Software QA Engineer
Cupertino, California, United StatesNovember 1, 2009I don't know how they found my resume. I hadn't even updated it on their website. Anyway, I received an email from the hiring recruiter and was followed up with a telephonic interview with the hiring manager. The call lasted for 12-15 minutes. The in
