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hi all,
this is actually my first post here, so bear with me. i have read around the site off and on over the years, just for general info about the mac products that i use.
earlier this month, i was contacted by apple to come in for a hiring seminar. after searching around this site, i have assumed that this is pretty common. it was around 30 people with a few employees and some videos / speeches. pretty interesting stuff. lasted about two hours. felt good about the whole thing. admittedly, i'm not a total "mac geek" (mean that lovingly, of course) so the whole hype and aura of the store didn't really psych me out. i felt pretty comfortable and am just looking for some interesting part time work and saw that apple was hiring. long-story-short, a few days later, i received a request to come in for an additional interview. did that. went very well -- was pretty encouraged by the asst manager's feedback. about a week later i got another request to come in for a third (and final) interview with the top manager. went in, was comfortable, went as well as the second. very encouraged. upon leaving i was told i'd be contacted via HR concerning the next step.
about an hour after i got home, i was sent a message directing me on how to start / approve / complete my background check. this was through hireright (the third party that does all of apple's background checks, from what i've gathered). on their website, i punched in the appropriate information and checked the option to receive a copy of my approval signature as well as a copy of the report that they generate on me. this upcoming wednesday will mark two weeks since i've submitted that information. my question is less about "what does apple think of me?! are they not interested?!" and more about protocol: has anyone had similar wait times in hearing back from background screenings, especially those with apple / hireright? i know that most sites say it takes around a week, maybe longer. i have a clean record, not even a parking ticket, and good credit. i don't want to e-mail my point of contact at apple if it would look premature or overzealous, but would it be acceptable, in your opinion, to maybe check in on the process on wednesday? two weeks seems like an acceptable window of time.
this is mainly because i've gotten two previous job offers that need to hear back by the end of next week and i don't want to blow those and hold out for apple.
thanks for reading and for any input!
- bg
this is actually my first post here, so bear with me. i have read around the site off and on over the years, just for general info about the mac products that i use.
earlier this month, i was contacted by apple to come in for a hiring seminar. after searching around this site, i have assumed that this is pretty common. it was around 30 people with a few employees and some videos / speeches. pretty interesting stuff. lasted about two hours. felt good about the whole thing. admittedly, i'm not a total "mac geek" (mean that lovingly, of course) so the whole hype and aura of the store didn't really psych me out. i felt pretty comfortable and am just looking for some interesting part time work and saw that apple was hiring. long-story-short, a few days later, i received a request to come in for an additional interview. did that. went very well -- was pretty encouraged by the asst manager's feedback. about a week later i got another request to come in for a third (and final) interview with the top manager. went in, was comfortable, went as well as the second. very encouraged. upon leaving i was told i'd be contacted via HR concerning the next step.
about an hour after i got home, i was sent a message directing me on how to start / approve / complete my background check. this was through hireright (the third party that does all of apple's background checks, from what i've gathered). on their website, i punched in the appropriate information and checked the option to receive a copy of my approval signature as well as a copy of the report that they generate on me. this upcoming wednesday will mark two weeks since i've submitted that information. my question is less about "what does apple think of me?! are they not interested?!" and more about protocol: has anyone had similar wait times in hearing back from background screenings, especially those with apple / hireright? i know that most sites say it takes around a week, maybe longer. i have a clean record, not even a parking ticket, and good credit. i don't want to e-mail my point of contact at apple if it would look premature or overzealous, but would it be acceptable, in your opinion, to maybe check in on the process on wednesday? two weeks seems like an acceptable window of time.
this is mainly because i've gotten two previous job offers that need to hear back by the end of next week and i don't want to blow those and hold out for apple.
thanks for reading and for any input!
- bg