Huge employment opportunities in Apple stores in India; great salary and benefits including discounts on products

MUMBAI: Apple's first direct stores in India opened yesterday in Mumbai and Delhi. Now the company is looking for employees for these Apple stores. The Mumbai store is fully staffed but recruitment is still ongoing.

Recruitment is currently going on for the posts of Creative, Technical Specialist, Operation Expert, and Business Expert. Applicants must have proficiency in the local language. The educational qualification for the job is not mentioned on the website. Apple has hired more than 170 employees across the two companies so far. So far the company has hired M.Sc. IT, MBA, Engineers, BCA, MCA graduates. It is also reported that the employees will get a huge reward.

The company currently pays more than Rs 1 lakh as salary to the retail store employees. This is higher than other organized retail employees in the country. The company also provides retail store employees with stock grants, insurance benefits, adequate vacations, financial assistance for education, and discounts on Apple products.

The 22,000 square feet Apple BKC store is located inside the Mukesh Ambani-owned Jio World Drive mall. The store is set up on three floors and it is reported that Apple will pay a monthly rent of Rs 42 lakh for this store.

The design of the store was inspired by Mumbai's famous black and yellow taxis. The store will have more than 100 employees speaking more than 20 languages. Working hours are from 11 am to 10 pm. All the devices manufactured by the company including iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, MacBooks, Apple TVs, and Apple-related products will be available here.

Apple's second official store has opened in Delhi. The Delhi store is named 'Apple Saket'. Apple's own online store in India was opened in 2020. India is the second-largest smartphone market in the world. Recently, there has been a huge increase in the sales of Apple iPhones in the country. The company has also increased the production of iPhones from India.