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Updated 15 Oct 2024

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 15 Oct 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Project Related
  • Q2. Challenges Faced
  • Ans. 

    Handling large volumes of data, ensuring data quality, and interpreting complex data.

    • Dealing with unstructured data from various sources

    • Ensuring data quality and accuracy through data cleaning and preprocessing

    • Interpreting complex data and deriving meaningful insights

    • Implementing machine learning algorithms to analyze data

    • Communicating findings to non-technical stakeholders

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Basic Stats Questions
  • Q4. Ml Concepts and Basics of Deep Learning

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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.
View all Resume tips
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
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Data Science MCQ questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Building a baseline ML model with EDA etc.

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How do you analyse outliers?
  • Ans. 

    Outliers can be analyzed using statistical methods like Z-score, IQR, or visualization techniques like box plots.

    • Calculate Z-score and identify data points with Z-score greater than a certain threshold as outliers.

    • Use Interquartile Range (IQR) to detect outliers by identifying data points outside 1.5 * IQR range.

    • Visualize data using box plots to identify any data points that fall outside the whiskers.

    • Consider domain kn...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Tell me about a time when what you found did not match expectation with what you thought analysing the dataset.
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why Unilever now?
  • Q2. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

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

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

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Previous experience, tools on which I worked/ used.
  • Q2. Are you open to learn technology?
  • Ans. 

    Yes, I am always open to learning new technologies.

    • I actively seek out opportunities to learn new technologies.

    • I have taken online courses to learn new programming languages.

    • I am comfortable with using online resources to learn new technologies.

    • I am excited to learn about any new technologies that may be relevant to my work.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Understanding on Financial statements?
  • Ans. 

    Financial statements are reports that show the financial performance of a company.

    • Financial statements include the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.

    • The balance sheet shows the company's assets, liabilities, and equity.

    • The income statement shows the company's revenue, expenses, and net income.

    • The cash flow statement shows the company's cash inflows and outflows.

    • Financial statements are important ...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - There were 2 technical rounds on Advanced Excel. There was a data set asked to answer by formulaes. For example: Sequence, Transpose, Sumproduct, Sumifs 3ic., For each question interviewer expected an alternative method to achieve the same.

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Feb 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell us data science project where you developed a script for forecastings, KNN, Data science models with practical examples.
  • Ans. 

    Developed a script for forecasting using KNN and data science models.

    • Developed a script using Python to forecast sales for a retail company using KNN algorithm.

    • Built a data science model to predict customer churn for a telecom company using logistic regression.

    • Used time series analysis to forecast stock prices for a financial services company.

    • Developed a script to predict the likelihood of a customer defaulting on a lo...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 1. Why you are asking this role is for Data analyst or data scientist? 2. Don't go for the provided JD and do you think you are well aware of Data science concepts and models, algorithms etc.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Hindustan Unilever Data Analyst interview:
  • Data Science
  • Algorithms
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please don't waste your time here coze thet need Data scientist for data analyst profile irrespective of JD which is of no use.
Very arrogant interviers sorry to say this but true!

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Aug 2022. There were 3 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.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions GST concepts
  • Q2. Checking Excel Skills
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asking personal Detaiuls

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well & Be confident
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Technical mcq - string array ..html css

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Code on Arrays and strings

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Methods , Multithreading , Collections
  • Q2. Projects , Behavioural questions
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in May 2023. There were 4 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.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. SQL medium difficulty level questions.
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. She asked me about the projects.
Round 4 - Client Interview 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Still waiting for their response.
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How many rounds are there in Colgate Palmolive Data Scientist interview?
Colgate Palmolive interview process usually has 1 rounds. The most common rounds in the Colgate Palmolive interview process are One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for Colgate Palmolive Data Scientist interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Colgate Palmolive. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Colgate Palmolive expect are Analytical, Analytics, SQL, Business Analytics and Continuous Improvement.
What are the top questions asked in Colgate Palmolive Data Scientist interview?

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