If you are a fan of Apple, its products and its services, surely on more than one occasion you have imagined how much you would like to become part of the most valued and admired company in the world. Well, if you also consider that you have a great talent for the field of marketing and creativity, get ready because maybe you could be part of the next generation of Apple workers.
The Cupertino company is looking for the best talents in the marketing world who will build the Apple of tomorrow and for this, it has created a new program called "The Orchard". Here we tell you all the details so you must be very attentive.
Apple seeks "the next generation of thinkers and creators"
The orchard is a new staff recruitment program launched by Apple whose main objective is to "Learning and mutual growth for the next generation of Apple thinkers and creators."
To undertake this task, Apple has created a specific microsite within its web page whose cover is limited to a single presentation text that is a declaration of intent, at the same time that it will allow you to know the type of professional the company is looking for:
The moment is now. Throw everything you know out the window. Everything. Head first. Join The Orchard. If you're lucky enough to make the cut, hopefully you'll surround yourself with like-minded souls who are just as terrified and excited as you are. Be part of a carefully selected team with a wealth of talent. Let's kick ass together. Let's panic together. Let's grow together. Work alongside the brains of all the iconic Apple work you love. Watch and learn. Trust your instincts. Challenge our ways. Make an impact on everything you touch. Be prepared to stumble and fall and make a fool of yourself. It will be complicated, and it won't be pretty at times, but if you stick together as a team, you will build a special bond and something truly great is going to come out of it all. Take it from us. It is the only way. Does this proposal sound crazy to you? Good. We like crazy people.
The orchard It has been published within the Apple job offer but, based on what you have just read, and the characteristics of the program, it is clear that it is much more than a simple job offer.
What is The Orchard?
Only a dozen professionals will be able to access to this new program. These talents of marketing and creativity must have one of the three profiles indicated:
- Art directors (four participants)
- Editors (four participants)
- Strategic planners (two participants)
They will all complete a training program whose duration will be six months, and they will do it together with the Apple communications team.
Good news for all of you who are thinking of submitting your candidacy is that Apple does not require prior professional experience, which is a great advantage in current times. We assume that Apple wants to train the next generation of talents in the company based on its own principles and philosophy, and for this, nothing better than to arrive "clean" of external influences. In fact, candidates who have work experience of more than three years will not be accepted.
How can I apply to the program?
To sign up for The orchard you will have to write and send a cover letter accompanied by your CV and the best samples of your work in advertising, marketing or design that endorse your "talent or passion for communication."
The deadline for receiving applications ends on November 4. Then, a committee will review the nominations, hold interviews via FaceTime, and select a few finalists who will be transferred to Apple's headquarters in Cupertino. There they must pass a personal interview that allows them to join the company on January 16, 2017.
Needless to say, if you are one of those selected, you will receive a salary and also an aid for the transfer and accommodation.