Candidatei-me por meio de recrutador(a). Fiz uma entrevista na empresa Applied Intuition.
Entrevista
Surprised by the values this company claims to operate on. I reached out to a recruiter from my professional network regarding an open role. Without even reviewing my resume or profile, the recruiter immediately responded that I was not a good fit—despite the job description aligning with at least 90% of my skill set, which is more than sufficient to warrant consideration.
What’s more concerning is that the recruiter went on to say that the hiring manager is “tough” and that my resume would not be considered. How can a recruiter make that judgment without even reviewing a candidate’s profile? And why project such a negative and dismissive image of the hiring manager?
Ironically, every job description from this company includes the following statement:
“Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.”
Clearly, this message does not reflect how candidates are actually being evaluated.
Perguntas de entrevista [1]
Pergunta 1
Recruiter dismissed my profile without going through it
Candidatei-me por meio de recrutador(a). O processo levou 4 meses. Fui entrevistado pela Applied Intuition (Mountain View, CA) em mar. de 2025
Entrevista
The interview process was long and inconsistent. It stretched over several months and included multiple panel interviews, technical deep dives, leadership conversations, a "final" leadership conversation, a second "final" leadership conversation, and additional follow-ups after the official rounds were supposedly complete. Throughout the process, role expectations kept shifting due to internal politics.
Communication was strong at first. I was repeatedly told I was a top candidate, that I had “knocked it out of the park” in multiple rounds, and even reached the stage where references were contacted and once again received positive feedback. After that point, the process stalled. I received no clear updates and communication became increasingly ambiguous for another 2–3 weeks.
Eventually, I was rejected citing a “lack of alignment from management with their future vision of the role.” This so-called “future vision” was never communicated or discussed, was not reflected in the job description, and frankly, it’s hard to understand how such a decision was made based on an undefined future vision — especially in a fast-evolving startup where things change every 6 months.
This experience left me drained, frustrated, confused, and with a poor lasting impression. It’s disappointing to see a company that claims to value integrity and experience treat candidates this way.
I will not consider interviewing with them again. For anyone considering the process here: go in with eyes open, and be prepared for unclear asks, moving targets, and shifting priorities.
Perguntas de entrevista [3]
Pergunta 1
Tell me about a time you drove clarity and structure in a fast-moving environment.
Random case studies that try to test different aspects. The interviewers didn't seem really happy about the effectiveness of them cause they kept saying that. Lots of cancelations caused the interview process to take more than month. Made it through all of them and to the most random of all (last interview) called leads interview which was meant to test how I make decisions. They asked about my place of birth (not intentionally I hope, because turns out that's illegal) and some of the decisions I made along the way.
Perguntas de entrevista [1]
Pergunta 1
Can't say. Shallow case studies is how I categorize them. Not consulting style. They weren't difficult but rather annoying.