# Behavioral interview question: handling uncooperative cross-team collaboration Aced (formerly Exponent) publishes a public search API over its indexed pages; the guide is at https://www.aced.io/agents/agent-access. Source: https://www.aced.io/questions/6317/handle-uncooperative-cross-team-collaboration Source observed: 2026-11-04T23:17:42.460Z Last checked: 2026-11-04T23:17:42.46+00:00 Indexed: 2026-11-06T06:19:03.093+00:00 --- # If you need help from another team you do not usually work with and they will not help, what would you do? We publish this as a behavioral, cross-functional interview question for **Technical Program Manager** candidates. It is associated with **Apple** and can be marked complete after you submit an answer. Detailed company statistics require an [upgrade](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=questions). ## Question details - **Category:** [Behavioral](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=behavioral) - **Category:** [Cross-Functional](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=cross-functional) - **Role:** [Technical Program Manager](https://www.aced.io/questions?role=tpm) - **Company:** [Apple](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=apple) - **Reported last asked:** 7 months ago - **Interview experiences:** 1 shared ## Interview experience: Apple Technical Program Manager [Apple interview experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/apple-technical-program-manager-interview-09dba9) — **Apple · 7 months ago** > I got into Apple through an internal referral and interviewed for two EPM roles, but I completed the full process only for Siri. The Siri process took about two months from late January to late March, started with just recruiter emails instead of a recruiter call, then a short hiring manager chat, then a six person loop of 30 minute interviews, and then two additional director conversations. The whole thing felt much more casual than other big tech interviews I have done, with a lot of behavioral and project walkthrough questions, a lot of time left for my questions, and almost no real technical grilling. The most unusual parts were how many senior people I met, including directors after the loop, and the fact that my hiring manager came back in the loop and asked me zero interview questions. I passed the interviews, but I am still negotiating because the level and compensation came in lower than I expected. **Role:** Technical Program Manager ## Community answers No community answers have been contributed yet. 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