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33QuestionsThatWereAskedat
AppleJobInterviews
Maya Kosoff / Business Insider @businessinsider Nov. 20, 2015

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Appleisknownforbeingoneofthemost
challengingandexcitingplacestowork,so
itsnotsurprisingtolearnthatgettinga
jobthereisnoeasytask.

LikeGoogleandotherbigtechcompanies,
Appleasksbothtechnicalquestionsbased
onyourpastworkexperienceandsome
Josh EdelsonAFP/Getty Images
mindbogglingpuzzles.

WecombedthroughrecentpostsonGlassdoortofindsomeofthetoughestinterview
questionscandidateshavebeenasked.

Somerequiresolvingtrickymathproblems,whileothersaresimplebutvagueenoughto
keepyouonyourtoes.

1. Explaintoan8yearoldwhatamodem/routerisanditsfunctions.AtHome
Advisorcandidate
2. Whoisyourbestfriend?FamilyRoomSpecialistcandidate
3. Ifyouhave2eggs,andyouwanttofigureoutwhatsthehighestfloorfromwhich
youcandroptheeggwithoutbreakingit,howwouldyoudoit?Whatstheoptimal
solution?SoftwareEngineercandidate
4. Describeaninterestingproblemandhowyousolvedit.SoftwareEngineer
candidate
5. Howmanychildrenareborneveryday?GlobalSupplyManagercandidate
6. Youhavea100coinslayingflatonatable,eachwithaheadsideandatailside.10
ofthemareheadsup,90aretailsup.Youcantfeel,seeorinanyotherwayfind
outwhichsideisup.Splitthecoinsintotwopilessuchthattherearethesame
numberofheadsineachpile.SoftwareEngineercandidate
7. Describeyourself,whatexcitesyou?SoftwareEngineercandidate
8. Ifwehiredyou,whatdoyouwanttoworkon?SeniorSoftwareEngineer
candidate
9. Therearethreeboxes,onecontainsonlyapples,onecontainsonlyoranges,and
onecontainsbothapplesandoranges.Theboxeshavebeenincorrectlylabeled
suchthatnolabelidentifiestheactualcontentsoftheboxitlabels.Openingjust
onebox,andwithoutlookinginthebox,youtakeoutonepieceoffruit.Bylooking
atthefruit,howcanyouimmediatelylabelalloftheboxescorrectly?Software
QAEngineercandidate
10. Scenario:Youredealingwithanangrycustomerwhowaswaitingforhelpforthe
past20minutesandiscausingacommotion.Sheclaimsthatshelljustwalkoverto
BestBuyortheMicrosoftStoretogetthecomputershewants.Resolvethisissue.
Specialistcandidate
11. Howwouldyoubreakdownthecostofthispen?GlobalSupplyManager

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candidate
12. Amancallsinandhasanoldercomputerthatisessentiallyabrick.Whatdoyou
do?AppleCareAtHomeConsultantcandidate
13. Areyousmart?BuildEngineercandidate
14. Whatareyourfailures,andhowhaveyoulearnedfromthem?Software
Managercandidate
15. Haveyoueverdisagreedwithamanagersdecision,andhowdidyouapproachthe
disagreement?Giveaspecificexampleandexplainhowyourectifiedthis
disagreement,whatthefinaloutcomewas,andhowthatindividualwoulddescribe
youtoday.SoftwareEngineercandidate
16. Youputaglassofwateronarecordturntableandbeginslowlyincreasingthe
speed.Whathappensfirstdoestheglassslideoff,tipover,ordoesthewater
splashout?MechanicalEngineercandidate
17. Tellmesomethingthatyouhavedoneinyourlifewhichyouareparticularly
proudof.SoftwareEngineeringManagercandidate
18. Whyshouldwehireyou?SeniorSoftwareEngineercandidate
19. Areyoucreative?Whatssomethingcreativethatyoucanthinkof?Software
Engineercandidate
20. Describeahumblingexperience.AppleRetailSpecialistcandidate
21. Whatsmoreimportant,fixingthecustomersproblemorcreatingagood
customerexperience?AppleAtHomeAdvisorcandidate
22. WhydidApplechangeitsnamefromAppleComputersIncorporatedtoApple
Inc.?Specialistcandidate
23. Youseemprettypositive,whattypesofthingsbringyoudown?FamilyRoom
Specialistcandidate
24. Showme(roleplay)howyouwouldshowacustomeryourewillingtohelpthem
byonlyusingyourvoice.CollegeAtHomeAdvisorcandidate
25. Whatbringsyouheretoday?SoftwareEngineercandidate
26. GivenaniTunestypeofappthatpullsdownlotsofimagesthatgetstaleover
time,whatstrategywouldyouusetoflushdisusedimagesovertime?Software
Engineercandidate
27. Ifyouregivenajarwithamixoffairandunfaircoins,andyoupulloneoutand
flipit3times,andgetthespecificsequenceheadsheadstails,whatarethechances
thatyoupulledoutafairoranunfaircoin?LeadAnalystcandidate
28. Whatwasyourbestdayinthelast4years?Whatwasyourworst?Engineering
ProjectManagercandidate
29. WhenyouwalkintheAppleStoreasacustomer,whatdoyounoticeaboutthe
store/howdoyoufeelwhenyoufirstwalkin?Specialistcandidate
30. WhydoyouwanttojoinAppleandwhatwillyoumissatyourcurrentworkif
Applehiredyou?SoftwareEngineercandidate
31. Howwouldyoutestyourfavoriteapp?SoftwareQAEngineercandidate
32. Whatwouldyouwanttodo5yearsfromnow?SoftwareEngineercandidate
33. Howwouldyoutestatoaster?SoftwareQAEngineercandidate

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