Working At Apple Retail

Fun fact: Only 3% of people who apply to Apple actually get an interview. This was one of the first messages received during training (also known as ‘core’) before starting to work at Apple Retail Fairview Mall, here in Toronto. I was told that you’re more likely to get into Stanford University than to work for Apple; but more on that later.

You may or may not have (let’s be real, I don’t have that many readers – yet) noticed that a couple posts went missing in the past 3 months. That’s because there’s a strict policy (one of many) against that while you’re working for Apple. Essentially you aren’t allowed to talk about Apple, blog about Apple, or make any public affiliation to Apple while speaking publically; you’re representing the company – 24/7. I had to take down any pictures, or posts, that had anything relating to Apple; or anything relating to one of Apple‘s distant cousins. Those posts have since been restored, and now you can look forward to many more since I don’t have my fingers bound by some silly contract.

Long story short, after a brief tenure, I decided to leave to pursue other endeavours; however, I have taken with me a lot of not-so-insider knowledge that I’ll be sharing over the next couple weeks. Nothing that’s really a secret, but things that would help you better understand services, tools, and other Apple related matters. If you have any Apple related inquiries that you would like me to share, feel free to contact me, I’d love to hear from you.

Extra: In surfing the net for content similar to what I imagine I may publish in the near future, I found “7 Confessions Of An Apple Macintosh Specialist“. An interesting read which I thought I would share with you. It’s located over at consumerist.com. Enjoy.