Company: Apple
Date: 2013-04-22
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

The most rewarding Retail job you will find.
Pros: I've worked in retail for nearly 10 years, and I'm extremely pleased to call Apple my home.
-Ability to get hired full-time right out the gate
-Very good hourly wage for entry-level Retail
-Promotions are dependent on your personal sales performance; if you know how to talk to people and can be open and inviting, you'll be fine at this job.
-Benefits are AMAZING.  Health insurance is cheap and great.  Tuition reimbursement, 2 weeks vacation from the get-go, sick pay, etc.  I could go on and on.
-Work/Life balance.  It's nice to have a life and look forward to going to work.
-You get to wear jeans to work.
Cons: -Be prepared for a lengthy interviewing process.  You will attend a hiring seminar, followed by 3-5 one-on-one and panel style interviews.  If you exude Apple and know how to answer basic retail interview questions, this will be easy.  But be prepared to interview for two weeks to a month to get the job.
-Red Zone performance is based on overall sales performance.  If you know how to sell, this should be easy.  If not, be prepared to be talked to.
-At the end of the day it's still retail, so be prepared for working nights and weekends.  Sat-Fri scheduling is weird to get used to, but it works.