So I have an interview with Apple.
I've been through two rounds of phone interviews with a recruiter, and on Monday I'll meet with the management team that has been hired for the new Apple Store opening in Richmond in September. (Apple hasn't listed it as a location that's "Coming Soon!" yet but I'm not giving anything away by announcing it here since Apple is listed as a retailer on this site.)
Does anyone here work in an Apple Store? How is it? Upsides? Downsides?
I'm pretty excited, anyway. The interviews with the recruiter went well and I've finally finished the huge application packet the recruiter PDF'ed and sent to me. I haven't decided how to dress for the interview, though. I'm used to putting on a suit for interviews, but the Apple Store (and Apple in general) doesn't seem to be a suit-and-tie environment.
Does anyone here work in an Apple Store? How is it? Upsides? Downsides?
I'm pretty excited, anyway. The interviews with the recruiter went well and I've finally finished the huge application packet the recruiter PDF'ed and sent to me. I haven't decided how to dress for the interview, though. I'm used to putting on a suit for interviews, but the Apple Store (and Apple in general) doesn't seem to be a suit-and-tie environment.
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Originally posted by Placebo
Congrads. I heard that it pays pretty well ($10 an hour or so).
How on earth can that be considered a reasonal salary? I have NEVER had a job that was paid anything less that $15 and I have had pretty bad jobs.
Cleaning: 15$
Sorting used coke bottles: $20
Customer service: $18
Even delivering papers: $15
Originally posted by Anders
How on earth can that be considered a reasonal salary? I have NEVER had a job that was paid anything less that $15 and I have had pretty bad jobs.
Cleaning: 15$
Sorting used coke bottles: $20
Customer service: $18
Even delivering papers: $15
Holy Crap! $20 for sorting used coke bottles!?! Where do you live?
Originally posted by Anders
How on earth can that be considered a reasonal salary? I have NEVER had a job that was paid anything less that $15 and I have had pretty bad jobs.
Cleaning: 15$
Sorting used coke bottles: $20
Customer service: $18
Even delivering papers: $15
Please remember that they don't pay close to 50% in taxes in the US
But then again if I look on my current situation as a college student i get this:
Monthly pay for being a student:$600
Monthly pay for customer service job (80*$15): $1200
Total $1800. After tax $1200 (using $1 = 7.5 kr.)
Please remember that they don't pay close to 50% in taxes in the US
We don't get health care and schooling in the usa. But our army can kick your army's ass . god i miss the strøget.
Oh, and when you said interview with Apple I was thinking as a software engineer or something, not for retail.
I won't be an absolute newbie. I'm being considered for two positions: Mac Specialist and Keyholder.
The benefits are quite good, too.
Originally posted by mlnjr
Um, yeah.
I won't be an absolute newbie.
How was I supposed to know that?
Originally posted by mlnjr
Um, yeah.
I won't be an absolute newbie. I'm being considered for two positions: Mac Specialist and Keyholder.
The benefits are quite good, too.
Holy shit you're the keyholder?
I am the gatekeeper.
Originally posted by serrano
Holy shit you're the keyholder?
I am the gatekeeper.
I haven't laughed that hard at a post in a long time.
"Back off man, I'm a scientist"
get her?
Originally posted by Anders
Neither do we unless we make much more. From a salary of $20/h (150 kr.) I would pay about a third in taxes (excluding sales tax).
That's another 'little' thing: 25% sale tax on everything.
But at least Norway is much more expensive
Originally posted by cowerd
god i miss the strøget.
When were you in Denmark?
I'm speaking of lets say someone who works in an Apple Store.
Originally posted by Placebo
How was I supposed to know that?
You weren't, sorry. I just didn't expect the discussion to turn into one about hourly wages and such.
Keyholder is Applespeak for some sort of liaison between the sales and management teams in an Apple store, and that's one of the positions I'm being considered for in addition to Mac Specialist, which I think is the title of most of the employees you see in the store who aren't behind the Genius Bar. I used to work for Capitol Mac here in Richmond, until Sept. 11 2001 came and caused business to drop pretty sharply. I was the first person let go after that happened. It'll be interesting to see what happens with Capitol Mac and MacPro Solutions, the two independent resellers here, now that Apple itself is moving into town.
EDIT: not "before Sept. 11" but "until." Sheesh.
Bt the way, does anyone remember when IBM used to give 40% educational discounts and Apple would give 30% edu?
Originally posted by coolmac
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know the discount an Apple employee gets on Apple products?
I'm speaking of lets say someone who works in an Apple Store.
30% is what te job I'm looking at/hoping to get offers