I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Intuit in Jan 2024
Interview
There were red flags going into the process. The recruiter gave me 2 positions to apply for. He suggested going for position B because position A's candidate was in late stages already speaking with the architect. I found it odd, having worked at this company before, usually external candidates of this level don't speak with architects.
When I as given the prompt, it was for position A, and I was told to apply for position A. Wasn't this position almost filled? Peculiarly, the take home prompt matched the role for position B, and not A. Through friends that still work in the company, I have heard that candidates interviews can be cut short if they don't get the prompt right. Therefore, I went ahead and created a project fitting for position A instead. After presenting my project in the interview, the hiring manager confirmed I got the prompt right. Was the prompt switched?
Throughout the interview process, I was continuously told not to focus on the customer problem or organization's mission. I found it weird because understanding the problem was integral to a product manager's role. Later in the interview, I realized this team does not own their product vertically, and so it seemed they needed a program manager instead. Or so I thought.
The feedback I got for my interview were full of false statements. They stated they asked me questions they never did. They also manipulated and misrepresented my answers to fit those non-existent questions. The feedback included me not directing my answers to fit the customer problems.
Additionally, they assessed that I was not at the Sr. Product Manager level, and to please apply under Product Manager II.
I noticed that the role was taken down from all job posting platforms, and from Intuit's career site within a day after I interviewed.
I asked the recruiter if there was an internal candidate for this role, and she replied that I was the only candidate who interviewed, and now they had to start all over again.
I never saw the job post re-open for this role and it has been over 2 weeks.
I believe there was already an internal candidate for this role, and for them to put me through all this just to "justify" their internal candidate is appalling. Then to top it off by condescendingly insulting me of my career level is way out of line.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you prioritize tasks when all competing tasks are coming in are high priority? (additional instructions were given to not focus on the problem being solved or organizational goals)
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Intuit (Bengaluru) in Jul 2023
Interview
The interview process started with an HR screening round; they mostly gauge a candidate's experience and alignment with the role. It is not really an elimination. Round 2 was with Senior Product Manager, was mostly around my experience and there was a sall case study post that. They stress heavily on the product craft and thinking; how do you approach a problem and structure your thoughts. Round 3 was again with a Senior PM; this was mostly around my previous experience, evaluation and focus is same as the previous round. Had a case study round followed by 3 discussions - 1st was with 3PMs, 2nd one with Product Designer and 3rd one was with the HM. Tip for case study: think of yourself as a PM at Intuit. Research their product and it's end users (if the case study is based on it). This is the most important part of the evaluation. They expect you to do good research about the problem and come up with a solution. They also look for creativity in how you break down a problem and propose a solution. Rest of the rounds are mostly around the case and digging deeper into your approach. There are also behavioural question in addition.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you identify this specific customer segment? Why did you take this approach? etc.
Had 3 quick interviews and then got ghosted before the final panel interview. The first interview was about 30 minutes and was a screening with HR rep, and the other 2 were with principal product managers. it seems to me that into it has a very dysfunctional recruiting process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a about an experience where you led a product from idea to launch.