Apple Interview
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They want sales folk, not tech staff. That's always been my opinion of staff in Apple stores, there are some genuine enthusiasts working there and you'll get good tech advice from them, but they are in the minority. I repaired Macs for almost 10 years, it's not great but it's still far, far better than the purple place!
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Someone with retail experience but limited intricate product knowledge is more likely to sell stuff than someone who has an in-depth tech knowledge but doesn't know how to sell to a consumer.
That's the theory anyway.
That's the theory anyway.
At the end of the day Apple generally sell to people who don't give a damn about the FSB speed, or that it is dual channel memory 
I've worked at a store for 4 years and love it, never met so many genuinely nice people. Most of my friends there are avid PC gamers
I've worked at a store for 4 years and love it, never met so many genuinely nice people. Most of my friends there are avid PC gamers
Your rant is my rant also.
I keep updating my info on their site to no avail, I just don't know what they look for in a persons profile. I passed an exam with the title Apple Certified Support Professional but that hasn't had any sort of response back. That was in 2008.
Now I'm going for another 2 exams, only for my benefit but I'm gonna be ****** if after those two (should I pass) I don't get even an invite!
The time I've spent mooching around my nearby stores I cannot fathom how some, and only some, got any retail job at all never mind within Apple. Obviously there are some guys/girls who are talented (in their own way
) but christ some others belong in Aldi.:/
At the end of the day Apple generally sell to people who don't give a damn about the FSB speed, or that it is dual channel memory
They just see the Apple logo and pay up ?
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Is a Specialist the generic retail monkeys on the floor, or the Genius' at the Genius Bar?
If the former, then the ones in my local store are the same. Though, to be fair to them, they're just salesmen so technical knowledge isn't really needed... though they should know about the products they're selling!
If the latter, then WTF. They're meant to be genius!
Not really... But they are certainly aware that they can market it on that basis and they're not embarrassed to exploit that.
I have considering this was in October. I was just looking for peoples opinions.
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Pretty much, yes.
Aha I applied but just waiting back really.
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