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17 year old applying for Job at an Apple Store
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So I had a group interview on Friday in the CitiGroup Building in Midtown... it was fairly serious at first, you needed to get a temporary ID in the lobby before you could go up in the building, which is a monstrous corporate stainless steel fortress. A glowing Apple logo greets you on teh apple floor, and i entered an overwhelmingly silent common area where all the applicants were just minding their own business.
Then,
.. they let us into the interview room, where "Hey Ya" by OutKast was playing, and four HR people greeted us with glowing smiles. What followed was an akward "ice breaker" session which reminded me of my first week in high school. I was the youngest guy in there, along with another freshmen, him from Parsons and myself from NYU. Eveyrone else was either a grad student, 30s, 40s, even 50s... eveyrone looking for different types of jobs. They showed us a video, asked us some questions, we asked them some questions... but mostly many of the applicants asked ridiculous questions regarding new apple products, and what the new iPod would be, and if there woudl be an iPhone, etc... silly rambling.
Anyways, there are several of these interviews that are going on throughout the month, and they said they'd get back to us within a week or two, after they decide who they need/want and go through background checks etc.
-I'll keep you posted on what comes next.
So I had a group interview on Friday in the CitiGroup Building in Midtown... it was fairly serious at first, you needed to get a temporary ID in the lobby before you could go up in the building, which is a monstrous corporate stainless steel fortress. A glowing Apple logo greets you on teh apple floor, and i entered an overwhelmingly silent common area where all the applicants were just minding their own business.
Then,
Anyways, there are several of these interviews that are going on throughout the month, and they said they'd get back to us within a week or two, after they decide who they need/want and go through background checks etc.
-I'll keep you posted on what comes next.
to silvergreek
just curious ..what did u put on your resume? just a few paragraphs of why you wanted to work for apple? How did u format it?
Im interested beacause I want to apply there too but when i applied online it doesnt give you any inofrmation on whether or not they will get back to you. Plus, i dont think the application online can really give them a insight of who you are.
SilverGreek said:
just curious ..what did u put on your resume? just a few paragraphs of why you wanted to work for apple? How did u format it?
Im interested beacause I want to apply there too but when i applied online it doesnt give you any inofrmation on whether or not they will get back to you. Plus, i dont think the application online can really give them a insight of who you are.
I would say good luck, but to be frank, I'd be better off saying nothing. I personally do not like being helped by a "kid" when I go to the Apple store, or any store for that matter. I'd rather have an older, more experienced salesman.
Bill Gates said:
I'd rather be helped by someone who knows what they are talking about, regardless of age. Or gender, or appearance, or race, or religion. But maybe thats just me.
Good luck with the app!
Well of course! I am talking about one versus the other. I would rather be assisted by an older gentleman than a kid.Felldownthewell said:
Bill Gates said:
Being a kid myself, I find that "older gentlemen" seem to talk down to me, while I can have a nice conversation with a fellow kid. But honestly I don't care who I'm talking too; I generally already know what I need, and I probably know more about the products than they do (Thank you MR!), I just need them to get it from the back room for me. I guess I need more of a stockboy than a salesman.
I suppose it all depends on how you dress and how you talk to the salesman. If you treat them with respect then any decent salesman will treat you in the same fashion. If not then they're begging to be replaced since that's no way to attract business. I find the younger salesmen don't necessarily have the people skills that a quality salesman possesses. Sure, they may be just as informed, but if they can't relate to the customer what's the use?Felldownthewell said:
Bill Gates said:
How do you define a "quality salesman"? Some people (maybe those of older generations) may see them as people who can get the consumer to buy more things such as applecare or .mac. Since apple stores don't do commission, I would say that a younger salesman who loves the product would give a better pitch than some old experienced guy who has worked in sales for years.
Now you're comparing apples to oranges. If the salesman is capable of convincing (not forcing) the consumer to purchase accessories such as AppleCare or .Mac, or anything else for that matter, then they are a good salesman. Someone who loves the product and can make the customer feel the same way and leave the store satisfied. There's more too it than that, but essentially I just feel more comforable with an older salesman. Let's just leave it at that and not drag this on any further. It's just a personal preference.Baymac said:
I also submitted an online application...in Maryland. I have yet to hear back and was going to give up, but hopefully I still have a chance. I guess I should give it some more time before I give up (it has only been about a week and a half).
I TAKE OFFENSE TO THAT.
I dont know how they are at your Best Buy, but at the BB I work at, everyone knows what the hell they're talking about.
+1
I hate walking into Best Buy listening to the Apple salesmen talk complete bull saying things like you can easily upgrade the processor in the Mac mini and even going as far as speculating that a 30" iMac is coming soon. What happens when I insist he's wrong? The salesmen implies that I am completely wrong and only he knows what he's talking about.
Lol, i bought a macbook pro in the duty free at Dixons before going on holiday. I'm in the UK, i don't know if americans have dixons, but basically its just a technology store with mp3 players, phones and computers. Anyway, it was cheaper in the duty free so i went to buy it. I asked the guy if it had iLife '09 or iLife '08 (this was at the end of january) and he said 'err.. i don't know.' and then looked on the computer and said 'i don't know if it has ilife..'. I thought 'well clearly it does because there's imovie and iphoto in the dock. Bear in mind that this was my first mac and this is somebody whos supposed to be selling me it and know everything about it. So anyway, i ignored his rambling and bought it, at which point he tried to sell me Microsoft Office for mac AND iWork (he was trying to sell me them both, not one or the other - both of them). I don't think he realised that they did the same thing, i think he was just told to try and sell them with the computer.
Example of me knowing more about it than the sales guy.
Anf since we're stating ages, I'm 18 btw (in fact, it was my 18th birthday that day). I didn't think he spoke down to me and he was about 40 himself.. and a bit of an idiotic salesman. But i did get away with a £1500 macbook pro for £1000.
Lol, i bought a macbook pro in the duty free at Dixons before going on holiday. I'm in the UK, i don't know if americans have dixons, but basically its just a technology store with mp3 players, phones and computers. Anyway, it was cheaper in the duty free so i went to buy it. I asked the guy if it had iLife '09 or iLife '08 (this was at the end of january) and he said 'err.. i don't know.' and then looked on the computer and said 'i don't know if it has ilife..'. I thought 'well clearly it does because there's imovie and iphoto in the dock. Bear in mind that this was my first mac and this is somebody whos supposed to be selling me it and know everything about it. So anyway, i ignored his rambling and bought it, at which point he tried to sell me Microsoft Office for mac AND iWork (he was trying to sell me them both, not one or the other - both of them). I don't think he realised that they did the same thing, i think he was just told to try and sell them with the computer.
Example of me knowing more about it than the sales guy.
In the UK its illegal now to discriminate on age in the workplace so as long as your over 16 and have the correct qualifications you have to by law be considered fairly for any job, although certiain jobs do require you to be 18 such as selling alcohol, for obvious reason.
I love the fact the government introduced these age discrimination laws to make everything fair, and they've only seemed to benefit older people, i know so many young people who work in low payed jobs, shops etc like working in an Apple retail store, who'll earn 1/3 to 1/2 what their older adult counterparts earn doing the exact same job, even though thats now illegal.
I TAKE OFFENSE TO THAT.
I dont know how they are at your Best Buy, but at the BB I work at, everyone knows what the hell they're talking about.
Everyone at a Best Buy THINKS they know what they're talking about.
I could just imagine walking into an Apple store looking for a new computer and some nerd approaches me and tells me a bunch of tech specs I care nothing about...
Out the door I go...
like the new commercial...I just want something that works, doesn't have a ton of viruses, and is easy to use... The average user just wants to know if its fast. 3.06 vs. 2.18 means nothing to them.
You need to be 18. I tried to apply before I turned 18 with the intention of not being hired until after I turned 18, a store manager said that they won't look at the non-18's because of company policy.