Mechanical Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 52% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineer roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 52 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Apple overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Apple as a Mechanical Engineer according to 52 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 5%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Jul 2013
Interview
Had a phone interview with recruiter.
Then had a phone interview with the engineering manager.
Was given a project to complete in one week before the face to face interview.
The interview consisted of 10 half hour interviews where every interviewer had one challenge question. If you got the challenge questions wrong you don't get an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Showed me some products and asked me what type of material it was made from
Recruiter found me on LinkedIn. I got a first round interview over call. They asked me some basic questions on manufacturing processes, my experience, and what skills I honed over the years. Overall a friendly interviewer
t Fabrica Robotics (Singapore) are described as difficult, technical, and fast-paced, focusing on AI, robotics, embedded systems, and software engineering. The process often involves a pre-interview technical assessment, followed by a face-to-face interview with
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (San Diego, CA)
Interview
Multiple stage, project based. Phone call, virtual interviews, take home project, explain project, present project and design reasoning to group, 8 or so one-on-one video calls, each about 30 minutes to an hour
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Beam Deflection, manufacturing reasoning and ideas