Apple Behavioral Interview Prep

Apple hires team by team, so the interview depends a lot on the group you are joining. Across teams, behavioral questions tend to probe your care for detail, how you collaborate and why you want to work on Apple's products. Practicing with someone who works at Apple now helps you understand what that team will value.

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How the Apple interview works

Recruiter screen. Your background, the role and why Apple.
Hiring manager conversation. A deeper talk about your experience and how it fits the team.
Team interviews. A series of interviews with people from the team and partner teams, often in one long day. Role questions and behavioral questions are mixed throughout.
Decision. The hiring manager and interviewers compare notes and decide.

Common question themes

Attention to detail: Tell me about a time you caught a problem others missed.
Ownership of quality: Tell me about something you shipped that you would still change today.
Collaboration: Tell me about a time you worked closely with another discipline, such as design or engineering.
Disagreement: Tell me about a time you pushed back on a decision. What happened?
Motivation: Why Apple, and why this team and product?
Discretion: How do you handle work you cannot talk about outside your team?

How to prepare

Research the team and the product you would work on, and connect your stories to it.
Bring examples that show care for quality and detail, with specifics about what you did.
Be ready to talk about a product you love and why, including what you would improve.
Expect questions from people outside your discipline. Explain your work in plain language.

Practice with mentors who work at Apple

Everyone below lists Apple as their current employer on their ADPList profile. Open a profile to see their sessions and book a time.

What mentees prepare with Apple mentors

Themes that come up in reviews mentees left for mentors who match this page.

Resume review before applying. Making the resume match the role so it gets you to the first interview.
Behavioral answers and stories. Picking the right examples and tightening them so the interviewer can dig in.
Breaking into big tech. Moving in from a startup, another industry or straight from school.

From mentee reviews

“Mia and I had two sessions together where we worked through both behavioral questions and case study presentations for job interviews.”

Mentee review of Mia Guo, Designer

“He shared helpful strategies for both technical and behavioral interviews, and provided practical tips that boosted my confidence.”

Mentee review of Muralidhar Shenoy, Sr. Software Engineer

“I had an incredible mentoring session with Lucas, where he guided me on how to better plan my goals and also gave me tips on how to improve my interview performance.”

Mentee review of Lucas Estevo, Software Engineering Manager

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Frequently asked questions

How is Apple's interview process different?

Apple hires for specific teams, so the format and questions vary by group. Most processes include a recruiter screen, a hiring manager conversation and a series of team interviews.

What behavioral questions does Apple ask?

Common themes are attention to detail, ownership of quality, collaboration across disciplines and motivation for the product. Questions often start with "Tell me about a time..."

How can an Apple mentor help?

They can run a mock behavioral round, give feedback on your stories and share how interviews tend to work on their kind of team. The mentors on this page currently work at Apple.

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