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Updated May 3, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Principal Scientist - Text Mining at Intuit
Posted Apr 7, 2010
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in Mountain View, CA (took 3 months)
I was disappointed to be interviewed for such a highly specialized position by the new leader of the group, an able technologist with an excellent pedigree but clearly no experience in either linguistics or text mining.
After a series of telephone interviews with less senior staffers went swimmingly, i progressed through the process until hitting the hiring VP, the above mentioned technologist. When asked to talk about what I've been working on for the last several years that was relevant to the job, I could tell he neither understood the topic I was discussing (semiotics, the science of symbols inside semantics, the science of meaning) nor felt it was particularly on point.
When i questioned him about why they had opened this slot in the fist place, it was clear that they felt it was a requisite to being considered a top-flight "inference science application" with little idea what text mining or semantics or even semiotics is all about. When I suggested they could save money by going with a service like getsatisfaction.com's platfrom to find out "what their customers were talking about in their own form of social.net chat-rooms" instead of building a huge expensive organization, he stopped responding.
Perhaps not the wisest comment, but in matter of fact I was right. I feel they were hiring 2 top flight scientists (data mining and text mining) as part of a pro-forma process to appear to the rest of the financial services SaaS world of their "leadership", not to build a highly skilled and informed service for a similarly disposed workforce.
imho!
Intuit might be full of smart people but heir entry onto SaaS via shrink-wrap seems to me to be done in desperation and not in a full informed way. The move move from shrink-wrapped software to SaaS is not an easy one, and requires a mindset that breaks away a bit from the past rather than merely building directly upon them.
It sounds like a great job in a confused and rushing-too-soon-to-a-new-marketplace organization. i don't believe I was seriously considered for the job since i lack a Ph.D, a distinction many top organizations see as a positive in commercial institutions, as opposed to a non-starter for consideration!
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RDP Associate at Intuit
Posted Apr 1, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in Mountain View, CA (took 3 weeks)
I stumbled upon the RDP program, as I have a lot of friends who graduated from it and had good things to say. Intuit did two rounds of recruiting at my school: one in the fall, and one in the winter. I participated in winter recruiting, seeking interest at a university career fair, attending an info session, and getting invited to an on-campus interview. The interview consisted of a case on how I would release a product addressing a specific financial need, and a set of behavioral questions asking about leadership experience, teamwork experience, basic run-of-the-mill interview stuff. Then, I was invited back for an on-site interview. The on-site was a bit unnerving because it went on all day, and I was constantly put in situations where I had to mingle with the 29 other candidates against whom I was competing, and the 10 or so current and former RDP Associates. Fortunately, the people were interesting and diverse, so the mingling came naturally. Also, the coordinators at Intuit did a good job with scheduling and organizing. Aside from our four interviews, we got a campus tour, product demonstration sessions, and a keynote speech. I was exhausted by the end of it, but I got the feeling that the employees were satisfied with the company, and that the opportunity was one-of-a-kind.
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HR was very patient and flexible with me when it came to deadlines for my decision regarding their offer - they extended it for weeks so that I could continue interviewing with another company.
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Rotational Development Program Associate at Intuit
Posted Mar 23, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in Mountain View, CA (took a day)
The first round of interviews took place over the phone, and consisted of 2 30-minute interviews. The first interview had a case question about the benefits of a new solution the company was considering. The case was different from regular consulting ones, in that the questions are more high-level without much emphasis on quantitative skills. They wanted to walk with you through your thought process, so it's important to immediately start structuring your answer in your mind as soon as you hear the question.
The final round was held at their Mountain View office and was from 8am to 3pm. There were three 30 minute interviews throughout the day, interspersed with product demos, a campus tour and chatting with other RDP associates. Fit is really important here; I think I didn't get an offer because I wasn't proactive enough about talking to the other associates during the downtimes.
They are very friendly and casual, but assess your interactions outside of interviews as much as the interviews themselves. Two of the interviews were behavioural, and there was one case interview - also very high-level, looking for creativity and the ability to think outside of the box.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Video Event Producer at Intuit
Posted Mar 22, 2010
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2.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2009 in Mountain View, CA (took 2 months)
I first had a phone interview with the recruiter. Two days later, I had a phone interview with the hiring manager that tested my knowledge and skills. A month later, had an in-person 1:1 interview with the hiring manager where I was asked more behavioral and situational questions.
A few weeks later, I interviewed with upper management, hiring manager direct reports and stakeholders. Interviews were casual, mostly around skills and situational questions. Every one was friendly and smart. Very positive experience all around as I went through various buildings and cafeteria. Felt like a startup where everyone knew each other. Employees were generally smiling.
I unfortunately didn't go through the next round because the other candidate used to work with hiring manager. This is a company I will still try to get into.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Senior Software Engineer at Intuit
Posted Feb 27, 2010
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2.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 in Mountain View, CA (took a day)
I had two phone interview first, one is senior software engineer, one is architecture. First phone interview asked my background and my project. I don't remember exact tech question. The second phone interview is very simliar to the first one. Then I had on-site interview. Many behaviour questions, not much technique stuff. It looks easy, but you don't know whether you answer is right or not.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Engineer at Intuit
Posted Feb 17, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 in Mountain View, CA (took 3 weeks)
I had a phone screen with the HR person, that went fine, a phone screen with the manager. That went fine as well, but he didn't ask me any technical questions which I believe would have set expectations of what they are looking for and save us all a bunch of time. After two weeks I was brought in for a in-person interview.
The interview went fine, I knew I didn't pass the technical bar. Again back to the phone screen process. If they would have asked some technical questions then we would have both knew they where looking for someone with backend knowledge and I could have gone to the beach for a day.
I never heard back from Intuit after the interview. I knew I didn't get the job as soon as I left. But it is common courtesy is you let the person know. Recruiters at Intuit need to do there job and provide basic feedback.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Group Product Manager at Intuit
Posted Jan 17, 2010 — 3 of 3 people found this helpful
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2.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Mountain View, CA (took 5 days)
There was a phone screen by a recruiter and another phone screen by an in-house recruiter. Then a phone interview with the hiring manager. The questions were about past experience and went well. A several hour long interview was then set up. A lot of behavioral questions were asked--what would you do if you realize the product you've been working on a for a year now has a major flaw, and it is just before release time. What is the most challenging situation you've been in. How do you resolve conflict when you have a roadmap but a lot of intercal csutomers want something different...
I thought it went well. But I never heard back from them. I did ping the recruiter and she said they are still considering options but never got back to me. It's been almost three months so I think the decision is obvious, but would've loved to get an official answer.
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Rotational Development Program In Small Business at Intuit
Posted Dec 17, 2009
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Mountain View, CA (took 6+ weeks)
Began by submitting resume on Intuit Careers. Invited to a series of two phone interviews. Interview questions very clearly pitched towards personality determination - would I fit the feel of the program - and less specific skills. One brief case study was presented with questions asked. Invited to final round in Mountain View, CA. Excellent accommodations provided, full day interview process. Three individual interviews - again, primarily personality and discussion based. One more case study and response, about a 20 minute process. There was also a small group meeting with 3 other candidates and the program director, and a basic company orientation. Lunch, interactions with employees during downtime, etc... were all closely watched. They placed clear value on making sure Intuit was the right fit for each of us, and that each of us was the right fit for Intuit. The interviews did not appear difficult (no tough skills test, for instance), but each action and word was clearly under analysis. Candidate pool for 10 positions started at over 3000, narrowed down to 20ish for final round interviews.
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Business Development Rotation at Intuit
Posted Nov 18, 2009
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4.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Mountain View, CA (took a day)
I interviewed with two managers. The first one interview was a case study where they presented a product Intuit is thinking about creating and then asking for my advice. The second interview was a behavioral interview. They asked questions like "Tell me a challenging time and how you over came it", etc.
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Rotational Associate at Intuit
Posted Oct 20, 2009
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2007 in Mountain View, CA (took 2 weeks)
Recruiters were very nice throughout and made the interview process clear. I attended a career fair and submitted my resume to my college's career website. I was invited to go to Intuit for an on campus interview/open house. The open house consisted of three interviews with Intuit employees of various levels, casual lunch, tour of campus, product demo, and words from a senior leader. The interviews were behavior and tested for fit. Be sure to know your resume and share specific examples to help them understand your accomplishments. I was also asked an open ended question to test how I solve problems.
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There was no negotiation. Intuit makes an offer based on market rates and for this position, is not flexible on the pay.
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