Macmaniac said:
Any way you can tell us some of the questions they asked you? What was the interview like. I am a rising sophomore in college and there is an Apple store within bus distance. I am interested in getting a PT job there, but I would love to know how their job process works! I have 4 years of Apple tech and sales experience from my current job, just curious as to how you approached your application and interview! Thanks!
Wow absolutely
It was unlike any interview I've ever been to. I walked into the Piano Lounge at a Marriott hotel and was instantly greeted by one of the interviewers. I was lead to a series of couches where five people (2 women, 3 men) of varrying positions were introduced. One was the store owner in rva (richmond va) and the co-owner of this new one opening. It was very informal as we sat on couches in a circle and they were all drinking starbucks and they were dressed very casual.
They were all extremely friendly. Asked me many questions, such as
-how long i've been using macs
-my 'testamonial' story, being a recent switcher
-job experience
-what I thought would be important aspects of the position
-why I was qualified and the like..
They also stressed the value of teamwork as a focal point of their goals.
They repeatedly told me it wasN'T so much about up-saleing, as it is simply
finding the right mac products for the right user, which I found rather impressive.
They also asked about my spare time and flat out told me after hearing the work experience i have had that "i had more technical knowledge than 4/5 of the interviewers", but that I didn't talk tech and I could explain things in real people language
I also shared my macbook discoloration story with them (see thread
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/204203/)
which they seemed to like very much. They all stressed how much Steve
really checks his emails and they acted like they knew him...who knows..
The last thing I can think of is they asked what applications i use on my mac. They were impressed that I used things like parallels (which apparently they just started selling).
At the end they looked around and the manager said "well im sold, i'd buy a macbook from him, would you?" and everyone agreed.
I can answer more specific questions, but that's all i have for now. Day 2 and I haven't heard back
like i said, i don't like to count my chickens..
