Tuesday, March 8, 2016

33 Questions That Were Asked at Apple Job Interviews - iPhone Repair, Auckland, Takapuna, #drmobiles, #iPhonerepair

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Apple is known for being one of the most challenging and exciting places to work, so it’s not surprising to learn that getting a job there is no easy task.

Like Google and other big tech companies, Apple asks both technical questions based on your past work experience and some mind-boggling puzzles.

We combed through recent posts on Glassdoor to find some of the toughest interview questions candidates have been asked.

Some require solving tricky math problems, while others are simple but vague enough to keep you on your toes.Image result for apple job interview

1.  “Explain to an 8 year old what a modem/router is and its functions.” — At-Home Advisor candidate

2.  “Who is your best friend?” — Family Room Specialist candidate

3.  “If you have 2 eggs, and you want to figure out what’s the highest floor from which you can drop the egg without breaking it, how would you do it? What’s the optimal solution?” — Software Engineer candidate

4.  “Describe an interesting problem and how you solved it.” — Software Engineer candidate

5.  “How many children are born every day?” — Global Supply Manager candidate

6.  “You have a 100 coins laying flat on a table, each with a head side and a tail side. 10 of them are heads up, 90 are tails up. You can’t feel, see or in any other way find out which side is up. Split the coins into two piles such that there are the same number of heads in each pile.” — Software Engineer candidate

Image result for apple job interview7.  “Describe yourself, what excites you?” — Software Engineer candidate

8.  “If we hired you, what do you want to work on?” — Senior Software Engineer candidate

9.  “There are three boxes, one contains only apples, one contains only oranges, and one contains both apples and oranges. The boxes have been incorrectly labeled such that no label identifies the actual contents of the box it labels. Opening just one box, and without looking in the box, you take out one piece of fruit. By looking at the fruit, how can you immediately label all of the boxes correctly?” — Software QA Engineer candidate

10.  “Scenario: You’re dealing with an angry customer who was waiting for help for the past 20 minutes and is causing a commotion. She claims that she’ll just walk over to Best Buy or the Microsoft Store to get the computer she wants. Resolve this issue.” — Specialist candidate

11.  “How would you breakdown the cost of this pen?” — Global Supply Manager candidate

12.  “A man calls in and has an older computer that is essentially a brick. What do you do?” — Apple Care At-Home Consultant candidate

13.  “Are you smart?” — Build Engineer candidate

14.  “What are your failures, and how have you learned from them?” — Software Manager candidate

Image result for apple job interview15.  “Have you ever disagreed with a manager’s decision, and how did you approach the disagreement? Give a specific example and explain how you rectified this disagreement, what the final outcome was, and how that individual would describe you today.” — Software Engineer candidate

16.  “You put a glass of water on a record turntable and begin slowly increasing the speed. What happens first — does the glass slide off, tip over, or does the water splash out?” — Mechanical Engineer candidate

17.  “Tell me something that you have done in your life which you are particularly proud of.” — Software Engineering Manager candidate

18.  “Why should we hire you?” — Senior Software Engineer candidate

19.  “Are you creative? What’s something creative that you can think of?” — Software Engineer candidate

20.  “Describe a humbling experience.” — Apple Retail Specialist candidate

21.  “What’s more important, fixing the customer’s problem or creating a good customer experience?” — Apple At Home Advisor candidate

22.  “Why did Apple change its name from Apple Computers Incorporated to Apple Inc.?” — Specialist candidate

23.  “You seem pretty positive, what types of things bring you down?” — Family Room Specialist candidate

24.  “Show me (role play) how you would show a customer you’re willing to help them by only using your voice.” — College At-Home Advisor candidate

Image result for apple job interview25.  “What brings you here today?” — Software Engineer candidate

26.  “Given an iTunes type of app that pulls down lots of images that get stale over time, what strategy would you use to flush disused images over time?” — Software Engineer candidate

27.  “If you’re given a jar with a mix of fair and unfair coins, and you pull one out and flip it 3 times, and get the specific sequence heads heads tails, what are the chances that you pulled out a fair or an unfair coin?” — Lead Analyst candidate

Image result for apple job interview28.  “What was your best day in the last 4 years? What was your worst?” — Engineering Project Manager candidate

29.  “When you walk in the Apple Store as a customer, what do you notice about the store/how do you feel when you first walk in?” — Specialist candidate

Image result for apple job interview30.  “Why do you want to join Apple and what will you miss at your current work if Apple hired you?” — Software Engineer candidate

31.  “How would you test your favorite app?” — Software QA Engineer candidate

32.  “What would you want to do 5 years from now?” — Software Engineer candidate

33.  “How would you test a toaster?” — Software QA Engineer candidate

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Harvard Research Reveals 20 Habits That
Will Make You Happy, Guaranteed!

Image result for HarvardHave you ever wondered why some people seem happier than others? And why you’re not as happy as you’d like to be? Perhaps you’ve been telling yourself, “If I had that job, I’d be happy.” Or “If I was with that person, then I’d be happy.”
I can tell you that this formula doesn’t work. In fact, recent discoveries in psychology and neuroscience show that this formula is actually backwards:
Happiness fuels success, not the other way around. When we’re happy, our brains are more motivated, engaged, creative, energetic, resilient and productive.
This means when we’re happy, we’re more likely to get what we want in life – whether it’s our dream job, our ideal mate, or any other wonderful thing we desire.
So how can you be happier?
Image result for HarvardBased on my own personal experience and the 20 happiness facts published by Harvard University, I’ve compiled the following 20 habits that will make you happy, guaranteed!
1. Be grateful. Slow down, look around you, and pay attention to the little details in your life – the delicate purple flower on the sidewalk, the beautiful sunset, the hot shower that washes away your long day, and the smile in your partner’s eyes…
When you have a grateful heart that is appreciative of life’s beautify, wonder and blessings, you’re automatically filled with happiness.
2. Choose your friends wisely. According to Harvard, the most important external factors affecting individual happiness are human relationships. So if you want to be happy, choose to be around people who are optimistic, who appreciate you as you are, and who can make your life richer, bigger, more fun, and more meaningful.
3. Cultivate compassion. When we try to step into other people’s shoes and understand a situation from another’s perspective, we’re more likely to handle the situation with compassion, objectivity and effectiveness. There will be less conflicts and more happiness.
4. Keep learning. Learning keeps us young and dreams keep us alive. When we engage our brains and put them toward productive uses, we’re less likely to dwell on unhappy thoughts and much more likely to feel happy and fulfilled.
5. Become a problem solver. Happy people are problem solvers. When they encounter a challenge in life, they don’t beat themselves up and fall into a depressive state. Instead, they face up to the challenge and channel their energies toward finding creative a solution. By becoming a problem solver, you’ll build up your self-confidence and your ability to accomplish whatever it is you set your mind to – and whatever challenges life throws your way. The result? You’ll have more happiness in your life.
6. Do what you love. Since we spend over one-third of our adult life working, loving what we do has a huge impact on our overall happiness. It’s one of life’s greatest blessings to find a line of work that we’re deeply passionate about and that utilizes our greatest gifts. If this is not possible at the moment, then try to find enjoyment and meaning in your current work, or cultivate a hobby that involves doing something you love.
7. Live in the present. When you feel depressed, you’re living in the past. When you feel worried or anxious, you’re living in the future. But when you feel content, happy and peaceful, you’re living in the present.
8. Laugh often. Laughter is the most powerful anecdote to anger or depression. Research has shown that the simple act of curving the corners of your mouth can increase your feeling of happiness. So don’t take life too seriously. Try to find humor and laughter in life’s everyday struggles.
9. Practice forgiveness. Resentment and anger are forms of self-punishment. When you forgive, you’re actually practicing kindness to yourself. So learn to forgive those who have hurt you in the past. And most importantly, learn to forgive yourself. Everyone makes mistakes. It’s through our mistakes that we learn and grow to become a bigger and better person.
10. Say thanks often. Always be appreciative of the blessings in your life. And it’s equally important to express your appreciation to those who’ve made your life better in some way, big or small.
11. Create deeper connections. Our happiness multiplies when we connect and bond with another human being on a deeper level. And being fully present and listening are two of the most important skills to strengthening that bond and bringing happiness to ourselves, and to others.
12. Keep your agreement. Our self-esteem is built on the agreements we’ve made with ourselves. And high self-esteem has a direct correlation to happiness. So keep your agreements with others and with yourself. Do what you say you’re going to do.
13. Meditate. According to Harvard, people who take 8 sessions of mindfulness meditation training are, on average, 20% happier than a control group. Such training can lead to structural brain changes including increased grey-matter density in the hippocampus, known to be important for learning and memory, and in structures associated with self-awareness, compassion and introspection.
14. Focus on what you’re doing. When you put your mind, heart and soul into what you’re doing, you’re creating a happiness state – called the “flow.” When you’re living in the flow, you’re less likely to care about what others may think of you, and less bothered by things that are not that important. The result? More happiness, of course!
15. Be optimistic. For happy people, the glass is always half-full. If your tendency is to imagine the very worst-case scenario every time you face a challenge, then train yourself to reverse that tendency. Ask yourself what good can come out of the situation or what you can learn from it. Optimism surely fuels success and happiness.
16. Love unconditionally. No one is perfect. Accept yourself for all of your imperfections. And do so for others. Loving someone unconditionally does not mean that you need to spend all your time with them or help them figure out their problems. Unconditional love means accepting people as they are, and allowing them to find their own ways, at their own pace.
17. Don’t give up. Unfinished projects and repeated defeats inevitably dampen one’s self-esteem. If you’ve made up your mind to do something, see it through. Don’t give up until you succeed. Remember, failure is temporary but defeat is permanent. And defeat only occurs when you give up.
18. Do your best and then let go. Everyone has limitations, and things don’t always turn out to be what we’d like them to be – despite our efforts. So always give your best, and then let go. Let events run their course. When you’ve done your best, you’ll have no regrets.
19. Take care of yourself. A healthy body is the key to happiness. If you have poor health, it’s very difficult to be happy no matter how hard you try. So make sure you eat well, exercise and find time to rest. Take good care of your body, your mind and your spirit.
20. Give back. Doing good is one of the surest ways to feel good. According to Harvard, when people do good, their brains becomes active in the very same reward center that is stimulated when they experience other rewards. So it’s not a surprise that people who care more about others are happier than those who care less about others.
These happiness habits have proven to be true in my own life. During those periods when I focus on cultivating the habits listed above, I do feel happier and more fulfilled – like now.
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Happiness is not an accident. It’s a conscious decision that takes conscious effort. You cannot seek happiness directly. When you do, happiness eludes you. Instead, focus on cultivating these 20 happiness habits, and you’ll experience great happiness in your life, guaranteed!
So what’s your experience? Is this true in your own life? How many of the happiness habits do you practice? And what habits would you like to cultivate next?

Source: CyberHarmony
Author: Jing Jin, Chief Harmony Officer


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