Apple First Round - rejected
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Here were my otherwise easy questions:

Role was for web engineer:

  1. Is JavaScript strongly typed?
  2. What is TypeScript?
  3. On my resume - what is Cypress?
    I couldn't remember at the time because I recently started using it
  4. What does ownership mean?
  5. What does loyalty mean?
  6. Why do you want to work at apple?
  7. What does it mean to be a part of apple?
  8. Name a time you technically solved a problem?

That's all I remember.

After asking my four questions to the interviewer and I ended off saying "please let me know what the next steps are". Never say that lol.

My mistakes:
I got rejected for the dumbest reason and I can only blame myself. I genuinely thought the interview would test my coding skills.
I even was sent a coderpad link along with the WebEx link.
Day of the interview I click both links I discover it was not.

I learned:

  1. Ask the recrutier what to expect especially for the first round. Looking back at it having a conversation first makes sense and I should have expected some technical questions. I mean I don't know too many companies that just jump right in to coding right away, right?
  2. Know everything on your resume.
  3. Maybe have better answers ready to e.g. why do you want to work at apple: https://www.glassdoor.ca/Interview/Why-do-you-want-to-work-for-Apple-QTN_1600546.htm
  4. Know everything I can especially the basics. I tried to fine tune my prep for what I thought the interview was. Honestly, interviews are never what I think they are.

Thought I'd share so no one else experiences this!

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