Intuitive General Intern Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process involved a recruiter call and a technical screen. During the technical screen, I was asked behavioral and technical questions.

The hiring process was awesome! For anyone interested, the recruitment starts in the fall for the summer internship, so apply early. I applied through a post on my school's website and got an email to set up an interview. I had an interview with three people I would be working with (my manager, someone who seemed like my mentor, and another team member). The questions were pretty basic, just covering why I chose my major, what I did in previous internships, and what I'm seeking in an internship. Next, I got a call from HR to go over more details about the internship, not really interview questions, just to see if I was still interested. A few days later, I scheduled a Skype interview with two people I had already spoken with on the phone. They asked a few more basic questions about my experience; it was more about getting to know me. A few days after that, I got a call from the HR person I'd spoken with before and verbally accepted. Less than two hours later, I got the offer letter via email!

I spoke with the recruiter at a job fair and she told me that I hadn't done enough engineering classes, even though they said they would recruit sophomores. The recruiter was rude at first, she briskly asked for my resume and didn't introduce herself or shake my hand. She continued to talk down to me, stating that I wasn't trying hard enough in my classes and assuming I wasn't motivated to do extra lab work or learn more about the field. I was also told that I need to take hard classes early on and in my senior year to ensure I wasn't struggling to graduate. For context, I could graduate in 3 years if it wasn't for the sequential nature of engineering courses; I will not be struggling to get the required number of credits. Additionally, she hadn't even looked at my resume, just at my graduation date and assumed I hadn't done anything engineering-related before. I was essentially given career advice and not taken seriously about my interest in the company. When I asked about internships, she basically told me I wasn't qualified because I'm a sophomore without even looking at my resume, where she could have seen that I have worked on engineering projects more advanced than "rolling a marble down a hallway to determine its speed" (an actual example she gave when saying they wanted more experienced interns). I am at a very high level institution. While I may not be the craziest person there with the most elaborate course schedule here, this does not mean I do not push myself or that I will automatically not be qualified because I am not a senior. She might have been right - I may not be qualified at this point in time - but talking down to someone at a job fair is not a good way of recruitment. I was highly interested in this company on paper, but I will not apply for internships this year or any other year of my university career, nor am I likely to want to work here in the future. Warning, college students: beware the condescending recruiters!