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3M Data Scientist Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 20 Jun 2024

3M Data Scientist Interview Experiences

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. MS/PhD level candidates were asked to make a 45-minute presentation on research projects they have worked on and technical questions were asked by panelists later on
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Candidates were then shortlisted for 3-day on-site interview. Day 2 had around eight 1:1 technical interviews with managers and senior scientists.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for 3M Data Scientist interview:
  • Research Presntation
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare a nice technical presentation that is easy to understand for a broad audience as well as highlights your core skillset and experience relevant to the advertised job posting.

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I applied via Campus Placement

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: It was a brief 15 minute interview and done!
Tips: Be fully prepared on your resume.

General Tips: Be fully prepared on reume
Skill Tips: Be fully prepared on resume
Skills: Basics Of Machine Learning
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: Intrest in data science
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

It has behavioural and ability to focus rounds where behavioural have several questions repeated in different forms and answers in different categories. Choose extreme ones, it shows your confidence and clarify

Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. More about the projects
  • Q2. What were the innovative ideas you thought
  • Q3. How would you calculate impact of a project
  • Ans. 

    Calculate impact of a project by analyzing key metrics and outcomes.

    • Identify key metrics to measure impact such as revenue, cost savings, customer satisfaction, etc.

    • Quantify the baseline performance before the project and compare it to the performance after the project.

    • Use statistical analysis to determine the significance of the project's impact.

    • Consider both short-term and long-term effects of the project.

    • Seek feedba...

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Some standard test and aptitude test everyone has to take before being shortlisted for itnerview

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Name github commands
  • Ans. 

    GitHub commands are used to interact with repositories on GitHub platform.

    • git clone : Clone a repository to your local machine

    • git add : Add a file to the staging area

    • git commit -m 'commit message': Commit changes to the repository

    • git push origin : Push changes to a remote repository

    • git pull origin : Pull changes from a remote repository

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. DE questions like how to you deploy

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - the interview was from the DE team and he asked more on automation rather than ds knowledge.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic college level, basic logic based questions and some mathematical questions like speed Avg questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - College placement material for aptitude
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Dec 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me a project you did in school that shows innovation?
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is the difference between AI, deep learning and machine learning
  • Ans. 

    AI is the broader concept of machines being able to carry out tasks in a way that we would consider smart. Machine learning is a subset of AI that allows machines to learn from data. Deep learning is a subset of machine learning that uses neural networks with many layers to model and solve complex problems.

    • AI is the broader concept of machines being able to carry out tasks in a way that we would consider smart.

    • Machine ...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Siemens user image Shaktiprasad Rudrawar

posted on 3 Feb 2025

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed before Feb 2024.

Round 1 - Group Discussion 

Predictive modeling project

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain the project and that related questions only.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Feb 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

It was a great pleasure to be the part of the Honeywell recruitment process

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. They have screened me regarding previous projects
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Some technical aspects & project discussion & roles to be assigned
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Regarding organization & Salary packages

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It was a nice combo of getting hired by their processes
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What time intelligence functions can be used for ytd and qtd analysis
  • Ans. 

    Time intelligence functions like YTD (Year-to-Date) and QTD (Quarter-to-Date) can be used for YTD and QTD analysis in data analytics.

    • YTD analysis can be done using functions like YTD() or TOTALYTD() to calculate values from the beginning of the year up to the selected date.

    • QTD analysis can be done using functions like QTD() or TOTALQTD() to calculate values from the beginning of the quarter up to the selected date.

    • Thes...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Difference between import and direct query
  • Ans. 

    Import brings data into Power BI for further analysis, while direct query connects to data source in real-time.

    • Import: Data is loaded into Power BI for analysis, improving performance but requiring periodic refreshes.

    • Direct Query: Connects to data source in real-time, allowing for up-to-date information but potentially slower performance.

    • Import is suitable for smaller datasets, while direct query is better for large da

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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3M interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the 3M interview process are Technical and One-on-one Round.
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