The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Jun 2009
Interview
Initially had a phone interview and then in person interview - I met 10 people including the recruiter. The questions were both technical and non-technical. The interview lasted for about 6 hours. The question that I found difficult was " Where do you see yourself in 5 years and how will this job help you acheive that goal?"
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Where do you see yourself in 5 years and how will this job help you reach that goal?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Nov 2008
Interview
Everyone who had anything to do with the position wanted to interview. This meant multiple half-day sessions over two weeks. At every interview session, people were swapped in at the last moment. There were multiple opinions as to what the position was about, and some of the interviewers were obviously antagonistic to others. There was also lots of rescheduling of interviews, so expect that you'll need half-days completely open over a number of days
There was very little directed questioning, and little discussion along the line of "how does your past experience qualify you for the position"?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How are microcode and firmware different? Where are they similar?