So, you would like to intern at Apple.
You’ve got your resume formatted, you’ve got Apple employees referring you to job postings, and you’re searching for “university” + “recruiter” + “Apple” on LinkedIn and sending inMails to anyone and everyone that shows up on the search results.
You still feel that’s not enough, so you Google “How to get an internship at Apple” and now you’re here hoping to get the secret sauce.
I am Amisha and this summer I interned with Apple’s Health R&D PMO Group. In this article, I’ll share with you How I got an Internship at Apple.
My story
Here’s how I did it.
I applied.
That’s all I did. I went on Apple’s Careers website the summer prior (June 2022) and applied to some of their internships. I had no referrals. I did not contact any Apple recruiters. I did not talk to any Apple employees — I didn’t even know any.
It was a cold application.
I see many people worrying a lot about what they should or shouldn’t do when applying to Apple and about Apple’s hiring process. And while those concerns are valid, it is much less about what you do the day you apply and much more about what you do everyday until the day you apply.
The secret sauce
I know I said that all I did was apply to Apple, but that is admittedly far from reality.
Here’s the reality.
Ever since I was a freshman, I worked on-campus, learning everyday. Everyday. So far, I have held a total of four jobs. And two of them caught Apple’s attention — one a Research Assistant in a lab setting and one a Project Manager intern over the prior summer.
I was a Research Assistant during my freshman year. Freshman year Amisha had no idea Apple would value research experience two years into the future. Freshman year Amisha was focused on learning and excelling. Everyday.
Sophomore year Amisha simply asked her manager for more Project Management related tasks and, as a result, interned with the PMO of the department she was working with then. Sophomore year Amisha had a bit of an idea about what she wanted to do in her career and was focused on learning and excelling. Everyday.
Junior year Amisha got lucky. Her experience aligned with Apple’s business needs — a project manager with relevant research experience.
So you see, it didn’t matter what I did on the day I applied rather what I did everyday until the day I applied. Everyday. That is the secret sauce.
