In the call they said the first week they would discuss the benefits more in detail. I went to my carrier and I just have to bring in proof of employment and they will switch my discount from my old job to this ond. It's around the same amount (21% or more. Somewhere around that is what the rep told me) and he mentioned that apple employees get discounts on accessories. This is at AT&T. So that's good. I contracted for AT&T through a WAH company and they never give discounts for any apple equipment. But I guess if you work there in corporate you get better discount. Just my thought.
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In the call they said the first week they would discuss the benefits more in detail. I went to my carrier and I just have to bring in proof of employment and they will switch my discount from my old job to this ond. It's around the same amount (21% or more. Somewhere around that is what the rep told me) and he mentioned that apple employees get discounts on accessories. This is at AT&T. So that's good. I contracted for AT&T through a WAH company and they never give discounts for any apple equipment. But I guess if you work there in corporate you get better discount. Just my thought.
There are a number of lengthy articles that explain pay raises and the recent upgrades to the employee purchase program if you GOOGLE "EMPLOYEE DISCOUNTS APPLE PRODUCTS"
If I had a tech support employee that asked questions like this in a forum instead of taking 30 seconds to research them... I'd fire him/her.
Im not sure what it is based on but it is definately not across the board because I was offered more than $15 per hr
Yeah I don't know either. Originally I was told 14. Then in the third interview I was told 15. Then in the offer call I was told it was a little more. Then my offer letter was more than that. So I really don't know or care. As long as its not minimum wage I'm good. I think we can all agree on that much. I've googled the hell outta every aspect of this job and it only boils down to "it is what it is" and not any hear-say. I'm not bring rude to anybody but just trying to shed a little light. One article online might say apple is going to give every new employee a company Maserati and another article might say theyre giving everybody a Maybach but hell if your contract only says you're getting a Focus then there's nothing to be done to change that. Lol I'm just saying...
I never said I believed what he told me. I was totally agreeing with you from the start. And, is everybody just saying 15. an hour as a generic number? I thought everybody got more than that? It started at 14., but it is definitely not 15.
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My offer letter didn't say 15. either. Nuff said
Whoo Hoo weekends off during training! Thanks for the info!
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LOL... right.... whatever is in your contract is it
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My offer letter didn't say 15. either. Nuff said
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LOL... right.... whatever is in your contract is it
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[/COLOR]My offer letter didn't say 15. either. Nuff said Whoo Hoo weekends off during training! Thanks for the info!
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LOL... right.... whatever is in your contract is it[/QUOTE]
Lol yep. Get to enjoy a few more weekends off until production starts.
[/COLOR]My offer letter didn't say 15. either. Nuff said
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LOL... right.... whatever is in your contract is it
[/QUOTE]Lol yep. Get to enjoy a few more weekends off until production starts.
I have to say, i applied a week ago and have not heard one word, I know it can take time but its driving me bonkers!!! LOL, I really hope I wasnt too late in applying, but not one email in inbox or spam, or one missed phone call, im gonna insane until I hear something. I have come across a lot of jobs, but this is one that I really want so the suspense is killing me!! lol Congrats to everyone who has gotten the job so far!!!
And now I am even further confused, because when I first applied for the full time position here in Colorado Springs, it said the job was first posted in May and still open, but now when I look, it says the job was listed Aug. 22, after I applied....but it wont let me apply again. I hope this doesnt ruin my chances!!!!
I have to say, i applied a week ago and have not heard one word, I know it can take time but its driving me bonkers!!! LOL, I really hope I wasnt too late in applying, but not one email in inbox or spam, or one missed phone call, im gonna insane until I hear something. I have come across a lot of jobs, but this is one that I really want so the suspense is killing me!! lol Congrats to everyone who has gotten the job so far!!!
It took me an entire month to hear back from Apple. I literally submitted my application, totally forgot about it, and then received the first email came. Good luck in your search!
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You can always setup a new id and then apply again?!
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For everyone that has had the first paperwork conference call; Do you know what was said about the schedule after 6 months?? I can't remember what the HR-Rep meant by that??
Thanks, I think I will wait at least 2 to 3 weeks and if I haven't heard anything I will set up a new ID and try again. Fingers crossed!
I officially received my job offer call on Tuesday!!! I'll be starting September 24th and was offered more than was originally offered. I think the pay amount has some to do with your location. I wasn't offered the $15 but I was offered close enough. Now hopefully they offer me more in my papers haha. Also, for some reason, my friend that I encouraged to apply around 2 weeks after I did got hired for the September 17th class, but I applied earlier and got hired for the September 24th class. I'm not sure there's any rhyme or reason for it, but we do both seem to be doing iOS.
I haven't received my email to agree to the job offer, but she did say it would take 3-5 business days. I keep pinching myself hoping it wasn't a dream because she called me while I was napping and I was kind of groggy when I answered the phone haha.
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The enhanced hardware purchase program comes as Apple's retail store staff has begun seeing salary increases of as much as 25% depending on market and performance. Those raises are set to go into effect in mid-July. [Emphasis added]
Source: https://www.macrumors.com/2012/06/2...e-hardware-discount-program-for-mac-and-ipad/
Applied and waiting
I applied a week ago as well. I'm hoping I get a response soon. My current job is no longer livable. I think it would help if everyone posted where they are located. And a big thanks to everyone who has posted their timelines.
Thanks everyone!
I applied a week ago as well. I'm hoping I get a response soon. My current job is no longer livable. I think it would help if everyone posted where they are located. And a big thanks to everyone who has posted their timelines.
Thanks everyone!
I applied a week ago as well. I'm hoping I get a response soon. My current job is no longer livable. I think it would help if everyone posted where they are located. And a big thanks to everyone who has posted their timelines.
Thanks everyone!
I know what you mean, my job was getting to that point as well. I'm in Indiana and sadly there's not a whole lot of good opportunities around here in my line of business. It's definitely been a huge relief to know I got hired and can move on to bigger and better opportunities with Apple. Good luck with your interviews!
And to update everyone, I just received my job offer email! Thanks to everyone for their information and help through this process. Good luck to everyone who is waiting on their decisions. Now I just get to wait and be excited about getting all my new hire paperwork and my iMac. I'll be looking forward to seeing you all in iChat during training and I'll be in here answering questions still!
I took notes on my ipad and had it with me during the interview with just bullet pointed steps but I tried not to make it sound like I was reading from a list of notes. I would say it can't hurt to take some notes and be prepared. I mainly gathered questions from here and questions from my previous interviews to take notes with.
1). What would you do if your MacBook wasn't powering on?
2). What would you do if USB device won't connect?
3). What type of CPU do you have and what hardware does it have?
4). How to fix Mac mail?
5). Hard drive memory vs RAM?
6). Define Wifi, hotspot, Bluetooth?
7). Troubleshoot a wireless printer that won't connect
8). How to restore deleted app?
9). Describe a situation where you had to boot CPU in safe mode?
10). Someone drops an iPhone and it won't turn on what do you say?
11). How do you keep yourself in a positive attitude when you're stressed?
12). What is empathy?
13). What is a hard drive?
14). How do you delete, move and create a group with an app on your iPhone?
15). When have you set a goal, accomplished something, and how did you over come the obstacles?
16). You attempt to sync and iPhone to iTunes, what do you do?
17). What is an operating system?
18). Why do you want to work for apple?
19). How would you troubleshoot an iPod?
20). What steps would you take if your Internet was not working but you had to start working in 3 minutes?
21). What is the most recent technical issue you've had with your computer and how did you fix it?
22). How do you think you'll handle working from home without co-workers?
This is pretty awesome!! This will help a lot of people that are in the interview process.
I did the same thing as you, but my notes were just simply on my notepad on the computer and I split the screen so I could see the interviewer and my notes at the same time.
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