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Deloitte Data Science Consultant Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 4 Dec 2024

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Deloitte Data Science Consultant Interview Experiences

3 interviews found

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Process Duration
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Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is bias v variance tradeoff
  • Q2. When should bagging v boosting techniques be used
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3
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Difficulty level
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Process Duration
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Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why Deloitte and why tax?
  • Ans. 

    Deloitte offers a strong reputation, diverse client base, and opportunities for growth. Tax consulting allows me to apply data science to complex financial regulations.

    • Deloitte is a reputable company known for its diverse client base and opportunities for career advancement

    • Tax consulting offers the chance to work with complex financial regulations and apply data science techniques

    • Combining Deloitte's reputation with th...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is the f1 score?
  • Ans. 

    The F1 score is a measure of a model's accuracy that considers both the precision and recall of the model.

    • F1 score is the harmonic mean of precision and recall.

    • It ranges from 0 to 1, where 1 is the best possible F1 score.

    • F1 score is useful when you have uneven class distribution or when false positives and false negatives have different costs.

    • Formula: F1 = 2 * (precision * recall) / (precision + recall)

  • Answered by AI

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Data Science Consultant Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

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Q1. Why did you choose those specific technologies/algorithms?
asked in Accenture
Q2. Guest Estimates on how many sofa sold in a day in your city
asked in Accenture
Q3. How do you approach an end to end ML problem
asked in Deloitte
Q4. Explain KDD and explain each step in detail.
asked in Accenture
Q5. Difference between boosting and bagging techniques ?

I was interviewed in Oct 2020.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Explain all the technologies you used in your projects.
  • Ans. 

    I have used a variety of technologies in my projects, including Python, R, SQL, Tableau, and Hadoop.

    • Python - used for data cleaning, preprocessing, and analysis

    • R - used for statistical analysis and modeling

    • SQL - used for querying and manipulating databases

    • Tableau - used for data visualization and creating interactive dashboards

    • Hadoop - used for processing and analyzing large datasets

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Why did you choose those specific technologies/algorithms?
  • Ans. 

    I chose those specific technologies/algorithms based on their suitability for the problem at hand and my experience with them.

    • Considered problem requirements and constraints

    • Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of available options

    • Leveraged prior experience and knowledge

    • Prioritized ease of implementation and maintainability

    • Examples: Used Random Forest for classification due to its ability to handle large datasets and high...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Explain KDD and explain each step in detail.
  • Ans. 

    KDD is a process of discovering useful knowledge from data.

    • KDD stands for Knowledge Discovery in Databases.

    • It involves several steps such as data cleaning, data integration, data selection, data transformation, data mining, pattern evaluation, and knowledge representation.

    • The ultimate goal of KDD is to extract useful knowledge from data and use it for decision-making.

    • For example, KDD can be used in healthcare to analyz...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. A little bit of SQL and applied ML algorithms.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Quite nice to be honest. But the entire process took almost 5 months :)
Recruiters and Interviewers were very professional and yet friendly.

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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Apr 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Spring container and beans
  • Q2. Annotations used in Springboot
  • Ans. 

    Annotations are used in Springboot to simplify configuration and reduce boilerplate code.

    • Annotations are used to define the behavior of Spring components

    • They can be used to define the scope of a bean, inject dependencies, and handle exceptions

    • Some commonly used annotations include @Component, @Autowired, and @ExceptionHandler

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Java 8 New Features and explanation
  • Ans. 

    Java 8 introduced several new features including lambda expressions, streams, and default methods.

    • Lambda expressions allow for functional programming and simplify code.

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

    • Default methods allow for adding new methods to interfaces without breaking existing implementations.

    • Other features include the Optional class, Date and Time API, and Nashorn Java

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is your expected package

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare the topics thoroughly with working examples. Theoretical knowledge is not enough to really grasp the concepts.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Feb 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on Salesforce Basics. One can learn all great features in Salesforce.com but we must know the basic admin functionalities and features in Saleforce.
Round 2 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. The questions will be on your career, Resume. They will look for story telling skills, can you be a team player and individual player, etc. Can be technical as well.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - First know the basics of Saleforce.com for functional role then you dive into all great features in Salesforce.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2021. 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 

Focus on industry-specific nuances

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on the industry you are familiar with and discuss the challenges and probable solutions.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2021. 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 - Coding Test 

Coding questions will be given

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do well. Be bold and answer what you know.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. About my self and my experience.
  • Q2. What's the reason for leaving previous job?
  • Q3. Technical question depends on process.

I was interviewed before Sep 2021.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Regression and classification

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be strong at your basics. You never know the credentials of your interviewer

I was interviewed before May 2021.

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 

Quant, reasoning, English

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java/C language questions
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About your self questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and be yourself
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