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British American Tobacco Data Scientist Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 1 Mar 2022

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I applied via Job Portal

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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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 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Please share more about your journey and core skills
  • Q2. What is your preferred style of working
  • Q3. Explain a scenario where you used price modelling.
  • Ans. 

    I used price modelling to optimize pricing strategy for a retail company.

    • Collected and analyzed historical sales data

    • Identified key factors affecting pricing decisions

    • Developed a pricing model using regression analysis

    • Simulated different pricing scenarios to determine optimal price points

    • Implemented new pricing strategy and monitored results

  • Answered by AI

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just go with the flow and share the answers clearly.

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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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Centroid activation function
  • Ans. 

    Centroid activation function is used in clustering algorithms to determine the centroid of a cluster.

    • Centroid activation function is used in unsupervised learning algorithms like K-means clustering.

    • It calculates the centroid of a cluster by taking the mean of all the data points in the cluster.

    • The function is used to update the centroid in each iteration of the clustering algorithm.

    • It is a simple and efficient way to f

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Asking To deep If your flow wrong

Skills evaluated in this interview

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
    -
    Process Duration
    -
    Result
    -
    Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
    Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
    Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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    Round 2 - Group Discussion 

    Social media boon or bane for society

    Round 3 - One-on-one 

    (2 Questions)

    • Q1. Self introduction and technical round
    • Q2. Question about in around

    I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

    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 
    Round 3 - HR 

    (1 Question)

    • Q1. About the education and skills
    Round 4 - Technical 

    (1 Question)

    • Q1. How much time can be saved while observation and bring it to solution
    • Ans. 

      Time saved depends on complexity of problem and quality of data. Can range from hours to weeks.

      • Time saved is directly proportional to the quality of data and complexity of the problem

      • Simple problems with clean data can be solved in a matter of hours

      • Complex problems with messy data can take weeks or even months to solve

      • Efficient observation techniques and data cleaning can significantly reduce time taken to find a solut

    • Answered by AI
    Round 5 - One-on-one 

    (1 Question)

    • Q1. What's your next plan for the successful career

    Interview Preparation Tips

    Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Genuine and confident are the key to step towards the successful achievement.

    I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Apr 2021. There was 1 interview round.

    Round 1 - One-on-one 

    (1 Question)

    • Q1. Basic questions on utilities and management

    Interview Preparation Tips

    Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Don’t join unless you’re getting paid well.

    I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

    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 

    Reasoning and mean,mode,median

    Interview Preparation Tips

    Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be strong everyone one day you will definitely find your job best of luck everyone

    Interview Questionnaire 

    2 Questions

    • Q1. Tell me about yourself
    • Q2. Why do you want to change

    Interview Preparation Tips

    Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Average just prepare it
    Interview experience
    5
    Excellent
    Difficulty level
    -
    Process Duration
    -
    Result
    -
    Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

    ITS TOO EASY TO CRACK THE INTERVIEW

    Round 2 - Technical 

    (2 Questions)

    • Q1. ITS ABOUT CORE TECHNICAL
    • Q2. WHAT IS CORE VAUES ABOUT COMPANY

    British American Tobacco Interview FAQs

    How many rounds are there in British American Tobacco Data Scientist interview?
    British American Tobacco interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the British American Tobacco interview process are Resume Shortlist and One-on-one Round.

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