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Updated 22 Feb 2025

DE Shaw Executive Assistant Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I was interviewed in Aug 2024.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Behavioural Questions
  • Q2. Scenario Based Questions
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Scenario Based Questions
  • Q2. Guestimates
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Role Based & Work Experience Based

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It took D.E. Shaw more than two months to conduct my interview, and they scheduled it according to New York Time standards. I was a strong candidate until the third round; however, suddenly, without any feedback, I received an email stating that they couldn’t find a suitable role for me. Despite sending multiple emails, the HR team showed no willingness to connect or provide any feedback, which I found very unprofessional.

When I inquired with the panelists about the roles and responsibilities associated with this position and the projects, they mentioned that they were still figuring it out. If that is the case, why waste others' time?
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Dec 2023. There were 7 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Introduce yourself Job experience Day to day work as an Executive Assistant Situational questions
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Situational Questions Why I chose this profession Flexible with night shift Long term career goals
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Career overview Situation based case study Strength and weakness What makes you different from others
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Work based questions Skills Describe challenging situations Solution for challenging situations
Round 5 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Organisational skills Time management test
Round 6 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General question
Round 7 - Reference round 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Interview with 3 personal references from previous organisation

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Long interview process. Patience in the only key to success. Keep calm and give your best. There will be simple questions presented in a tricky way.
Took long to generate offer (but it was worth the wait)

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Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Batches,triggers

I applied via Job Fair and was interviewed before Feb 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Code any program in 2 languages
  • Ans. 

    I can code a program in Python and Java.

    • I am proficient in both Python and Java programming languages.

    • I have experience in developing web applications using Python and Java frameworks.

    • I can write efficient and optimized code in both languages.

    • I can develop programs for data analysis, machine learning, and automation using Python.

    • I can develop enterprise-level applications using Java.

    • Examples: Python - a program to scra...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Behavioral questions on why you want to join?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - be confident and answer how much you know
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Dec 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Ridge and lasso regression difference
  • Ans. 

    Ridge and lasso regression are both regularization techniques used in linear regression to prevent overfitting by adding penalty terms to the cost function.

    • Ridge regression adds a penalty term equivalent to the square of the magnitude of coefficients, while lasso regression adds a penalty term equivalent to the absolute value of the magnitude of coefficients.

    • Ridge regression tends to shrink the coefficients towards zer...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Random forest vs decision tree vs xg boost
  • Ans. 

    Random forest is an ensemble method using multiple decision trees, XGBoost is a gradient boosting algorithm that builds trees sequentially.

    • Random forest is an ensemble learning method that builds multiple decision trees and combines their predictions.

    • Decision tree is a single tree model that makes decisions based on features to predict outcomes.

    • XGBoost is a gradient boosting algorithm that builds trees sequentially, op...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why do you not want to opt for higher studies
  • Q2. What to do when a team member is not collaborating

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Read about pharma industry

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed in Aug 2023.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Logical, statistics, Aptitude, Data science and analytics

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Difference between Delete and Truncate in SQL
  • Ans. 

    Delete removes specific rows from a table, while Truncate removes all rows from a table.

    • Delete is a DML command, while Truncate is a DDL command.

    • Delete can be rolled back, while Truncate cannot be rolled back.

    • Delete maintains the table structure and indexes, while Truncate resets the table structure and indexes.

    • Delete triggers delete triggers and delete constraints, while Truncate does not trigger any triggers or const...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Assumptions of regression
  • Ans. 

    Assumptions of regression

    • Linearity: The relationship between the independent and dependent variables is linear.

    • Independence: The residuals are independent of each other.

    • Homoscedasticity: The variance of the residuals is constant across all levels of the independent variables.

    • Normality: The residuals are normally distributed.

    • No multicollinearity: The independent variables are not highly correlated with each other.

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

General aptitude test on an online platform with camera and mic monitoring.

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. One on one round with manager and senior manager. Basic questions about day to day responsibilities and tech stack.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Axtria Senior Associate interview:
  • Pharma forecasting
  • Advanced Excel
  • Tableau
  • Powerpoint
  • powebi
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be clear with the basics that you’re working on and in-depth on the projects that you’re working on.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

The Aptitude round was of mediocre level, get well prepared for it and it is a qualifying round

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Project Related Questions
  • Q2. Data Warehouse and modeling related questions, along with schema selection in various scenarios
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About Myself, Why Axtria, Pharma related questions
  • Q2. Real life scenarios

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - The process was fairly easy and the whole process took 2-3 weeks
Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I was interviewed in Jun 2024.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About IC design
  • Q2. Resume based questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Aug 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Two Sum leetcode question
  • Q2. Spring Framework interview questions
  • Q3. Java 8 in depth
  • Ans. 

    Java 8 introduced several new features including lambda expressions, streams, and functional interfaces.

    • Lambda expressions allow for more concise code by enabling functional programming.

    • Streams provide a way to process collections of objects in a functional style.

    • Functional interfaces are interfaces with a single abstract method, which can be implemented using lambda expressions.

    • Java 8 also introduced the Optional clas

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Project Architecture based question

Skills evaluated in this interview

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DE Shaw Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in DE Shaw Executive Assistant interview?
DE Shaw interview process usually has 5 rounds. The most common rounds in the DE Shaw interview process are One-on-one Round and HR.
How to prepare for DE Shaw Executive Assistant 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 DE Shaw. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at DE Shaw expect are Administration Management, Analytical Chemistry, Back Office Operations, Direct Marketing and Hospital Administration.
What are the top questions asked in DE Shaw Executive Assistant interview?

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