I had phone calls with recruiters and an engineer, followed by a 3.5-hour onsite interview. The recruiter explained that Intuit makes a same-day decision right after the interview, which impressed me, but it was not true in my case.

During the interview, I tried giving a demo of a project they assigned. It involved building a web server stack. I completed all requirements plus automated provisioning and checked it into GitHub. It didn't seem like the group engaged with it or appreciated how well it worked.

All the interviewers were pleasant. What followed was a standard interview with a small coding challenge. Overall, there wasn't much structured or systematic questioning. Some questions were so general that I had a hard time sensing the specific point being targeted.

I didn't get a same-day response. It took three days to receive a message about wanting to talk on the phone again. I declined; it was too much stress.

All companies conduct interviews incorrectly. At least Intuit has one positive aspect: trying to have candidates show their work with a presentation. Besides that, there needs to be more. We need to break the ice when first meeting everyone. How about starting with 10 minutes of mindfulness meditation? Or have everyone in the group share something funny about themselves.

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