This is how hard it is to get a job at Apple

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - APRIL 23: The Apple logo is displayed on the exterior of an Apple Store on April 23, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Analysts believe that Apple Inc. will report their first quarterly loss in nearly a decade as the company prepares to report first quarter earnings today after the closing bell. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - APRIL 23: The Apple logo is displayed on the exterior of an Apple Store on April 23, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Analysts believe that Apple Inc. will report their first quarterly loss in nearly a decade as the company prepares to report first quarter earnings today after the closing bell. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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To young techie types with dreams of working in Silicon Valley, few companies are as attractive a potential employer as Apple.

But be forewarned, young programmers — the experience cited by one aspiring designer suggests getting a job at Cupertino is tough.

Luis Abreu, a user-experience designer based in the U.K., wrote about his exhaustive interview process with Apple on his blog, Information Age reports — claiming to have endured a total of three screenings, five FaceTime interviews and an in-person visit.

Each of the five FaceTime talks, Abreu says, was a one-on-one with a potential team member that took around two hours. His in-person trip to Cupertino included six hours of interviews with 12 different people.

And after all that? He didn’t get the job.