Apple, Inc. interview

[The Berean]

Ok, so tomorrow (11/07/14) I have a telephone interview with a hiring manager at Apple, Inc. Ironically other than my old iPhone 3 that I have I don't use Apple products. :rotfl: I haven't used an Apple computer in probably 20 years. So I have been studying up on the latest Apple products. The job is working in the manufacturing of iPads and iPhones. So I wanted to ask my fellow TOLers what do you like and not like about Apple products. And, please, I am looking for constructive criticism not just "Apple products suck!" or "Steve Jobs was the anti-Christ"!

 

[rocketman]

Ok, so tomorrow (11/07/14) I have a telephone interview with a hiring manager at Apple, Inc. Ironically other than my old iPhone 3 that I have I don't use Apple products. :rotfl: I haven't used an Apple computer in probably 20 years. So I have been studying up on the latest Apple products. The job is working in the manufacturing of iPads and iPhones. So I wanted to ask my fellow TOLers what do you like and not like about Apple products. And, please, I am looking for constructive criticism not just "Apple products suck!" or "Steve Jobs was the anti-Christ"!

Well I am not sure what all that aerospace experience is going to do for ya at Apple but, I absolutely love Apple products and have been using them since...forever! I think after you get versed in them you will throw rocks at any Microsoft or Android product as they are inferior IMO.

 

[The Berean]

Well I am not sure what all that aerospace experience is going to do for ya at Apple but, I absolutely love Apple products and have been using them since...forever! I think after you get versed in them you will throw rocks at any Microsoft or Android product as they are inferior IMO.

I've had several coworkers leave SSL for Apple. The engineering skills we have learned at SSL is absolutely transferable to any industry. In my case I am a proactive problem solver, able to manage many projects concurrently, and have extensive mechanical design skills and significant experience in the manufacturing of complex engineering systems.

I'm not sure I am ready to leave SSL but I am just looking around to see what's out there. I think I am underpaid and I recently read an article that said staying at one company too long reduces one's long term salary potential. I love building space systems but maybe it's time to try something else before I get too old. :idunno: And Apple called me, not the other way around.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/cameron...mpanies-longer-than-2-years-get-paid-50-less/

 

[keypurr]

I have Apple, Droid and Microsoft products.

Apple is top shelf. I slightly favor them. But my Nexus 7 is good also.
My PC is running Windows 7 and I do not like it.
My iPad 3 is great.
My Kindle Fire is just soso.

 

[The Berean]

I was given the name of the hiring manager. Is it considered bad form to look at their Linkedin profile? This person will know that I looked at their profile.

 

[The Berean]

Ok, so the telephone interview went well enough that the Apple hiring manager wants to take the "next step" which is probably an onsite interview. :banana: She asked a boatload of questions for such a short interview. The job will be working on the iPad/iPhone/Watch product lines.

 

[kmoney]

Ok, so the telephone interview went well enough that the Apple hiring manager wants to take the "next step" which is probably an onsite interview. :banana: She asked a boatload of questions for such a short interview. The job will be working on the iPad/iPhone/Watch product lines.

Congrats. Glad the interview went well. :cheers:

But moving from aerospace to phones seems like a step down. :chuckle:

 

[musterion]

Does this mean you have to be a hipster now?

 

[The Berean]

Congrats. Glad the interview went well. :cheers:

Thanks! :up:

But moving from aerospace to phones seems like a step down. :chuckle:

:chuckle:

It's not just iPhones. It's also iPads and the new Apple Watch! :banana: But I haven't decided if I want to leave my current company. I've never considered working for Apple but I think it would be a good thing just to see how this interview process goes. Plus I do like to make more income as well and the aerospace tradtionally doesn't pay as well as other industries.

Does this mean you have to be a hipster now?

From wikipedia:

The hipster subculture typically consists of white millennials living in urban areas. The subculture has been described as a "mutating, trans-Atlantic melting pot of styles, tastes and behavior" and is broadly associated with indie and alternative music, a varied non-mainstream fashion sensibility (including vintage and thrift store-bought clothes), generally progressive political views, organic and artisanal foods, and alternative lifestyles. Hipsters are typically described as affluent or middle class young Bohemians who reside in gentrifying neighborhoods.

I don't think I would fit under this definition. :chuckle:

 

[PureX]

Ok, so tomorrow (11/07/14) I have a telephone interview with a hiring manager at Apple, Inc. Ironically other than my old iPhone 3 that I have I don't use Apple products. :rotfl: I haven't used an Apple computer in probably 20 years. So I have been studying up on the latest Apple products. The job is working in the manufacturing of iPads and iPhones. So I wanted to ask my fellow TOLers what do you like and not like about Apple products. And, please, I am looking for constructive criticism not just "Apple products suck!" or "Steve Jobs was the anti-Christ"!

Apple products are beautifully designed, easy to use, and are very reliable. The Apple help line is also easy to use when needed, and the people answering your call speak clear english and know how to correct whatever problem you're having.

The down-side of Apple products and services is that they are expensive. I particularly dislike the fact that after having paid nearly twice as much for an apple product as I would have paid for a non-Apple equivalent, I have to pay even more money, still, to get access to product help, guarantees, and services.

Not being a computer geek, however, I find the ease and reliability to be well worth the cost. And the great design is an added bonus.

 

[The Berean]

One of the main complaints about Apple for many, many years have been how expensive Apple products, especially their computers, are. I know Knight is an Apple guy. He made a great point a few years ago. If a person wants to buy a computer that is ready to be used right out of the box then Apple is the way to go. If a person is a "tinkerer" and wants to customize their computer hardware or likes to build computers from scratch then Apple won't really work for them.

 

[kmoney]

Does this mean you have to be a hipster now?

:chuckle: That's one of my concerns for TB too. I hope he doesn't become one of those pretentious Apple honks.

Thanks! :up:


:chuckle:

It's not just iPhones. It's also iPads and the new Apple Watch! :banana: But I haven't decided if I want to leave my current company. I've never considered working for Apple but I think it would be a good thing just to see how this interview process goes. Plus I do like to make more income as well and the aerospace tradtionally doesn't pay as well as other industries.

Interesting. Do you know or have an idea about why aerospace doesn't pay as well? Not as mainstream or widely used?

 

[kmoney]

One of the main complaints about Apple for many, many years have been how expensive Apple products, especially their computers, are. I know Knight is an Apple guy. He made a great point a few years ago. If a person wants to buy a computer that is ready to be used right out of the box then Apple is the way to go. If a person is a "tinkerer" and wants to customize their computer hardware or likes to build computers from scratch then Apple won't really work for them.

Apple isn't the only company that makes computers that are ready to use out of the box. :AMR:


Just to be clear, I'm not an Apple-hater. I used to have a Macbook Pro and I enjoyed it. I may still have it except it got stolen and I ended up going with something else when I replaced it. I've never used one of their phones though.

 

[The Berean]

:chuckle: That's one of my concerns for TB too. I hope he doesn't become one of those pretentious Apple honks.

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Interesting. Do you know or have an idea about why aerospace doesn't pay as well? Not as mainstream or widely used?

Supply and demand I suppose. I live in Silicon Valley and there isn't much aerospace business in the area but it is growing. NASA runs Moffett Field (a former U.S. Naval installation) and they have opened up the campus to startup companies. One really cool aerospace startup is called Made in Space. Also there is Skybox Imaging. Ironically, my company is building their latest imaging satellites. :chuckle: Up in San Francisco you have another startup similar to Skybox Imaging called Planet Labs.

 

[The Berean]

Apple isn't the only company that makes computers that are ready to use out of the box. :AMR:

I didn't say it was.

Just to be clear, I'm not an Apple-hater. I used to have a Macbook Pro and I enjoyed it. I may still have it except it got stolen and I ended up going with something else when I replaced it. I've never used one of their phones though.

What kind of phone do you use?

 

[kmoney]

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:chuckle:

Supply and demand I suppose. I live in Silicon Valley and there isn't much aerospace business in the area but it is growing. NASA runs Moffett Field (a former U.S. Naval installation) and they have opened up the campus to startup companies. One really cool aerospace startup is called Made in Space. Also there is Skybox Imaging. Ironically, my company is building their latest imaging satellites. :chuckle: Up in San Francisco you have another startup similar to Skybox Imaging called Planet Labs.

Cool. :up: 3D printing is wild. Wouldn't be a bad field to get in.

I didn't say it was.

Then there needs to be another reason to choose Mac over PC.

What kind of phone do you use?

Android Incredible.

 

[The Berean]

Cool. :up: 3D printing is wild. Wouldn't be a bad field to get in.

It will be interesting to see where this company goes. I'm not sure I see a business case for this technology right now.

Then there needs to be another reason to choose Mac over PC.

I'm just remembering what Knight said several years ago. I'll look for that thread.

Android Incredible.

:up:

 

[PureX]

Then there needs to be another reason to choose Mac over PC.

The reason is we don't all want to be tinkerers, or computer geeks. We just want machines that do what their supposed to do without our having to keep fussing with them.

 

[gcthomas]

The reason is we don't all want to be tinkerers, or computer geeks. We just want machines that do what their supposed to do without our having to keep fussing with them.

I don't know about Macs, but my iPad 2 is only 2½ years old and is struggling under the weight of the OS upgrades. It is sluggish, suffers crashes and the home button is starting to fail.

I suspect that Apple is surrounded by myths that the company deliberately encourages, but industry analysts report that Macs are less reliable than some common PC brands. They do look lovely and so attract artists, designers and such, but a 50% premium on the hardware is a lot of money, and design software runs well on PCs now.

I don't go much on Windows either, before I get pinned as anti-Apple. My old mum uses Linux Mint on ancient hardware, and has no 'tinkering' issues to contend with at all.

:up:

 

[The Berean]

The reason is we don't all want to be tinkerers, or computer geeks. We just want machines that do what their supposed to do without our having to keep fussing with them.

There was a big hoopla from the "tinkerers" when the Mac Pro went through a radical redesign from generation 1 to generation 2 in 2013. The "tinkerers" didn't like it at all. Apple got rid of several ports nor is internal expandability possible in the new Mac Pro. The 1st generation is on the right, the 2nd generation on the left.

New Mac Pro review: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2428681,00.asp