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Updated 14 May 2024

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

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Nov 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Difference between correlation and covariance
  • Ans. 

    Covariance measures the extent to which two variables change together, while correlation measures the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables.

    • Covariance can be positive, negative, or zero, indicating the direction of the relationship between variables.

    • Correlation is always between -1 and 1, with 1 indicating a perfect positive linear relationship, -1 indicating a perfect negative linear re...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Elaborate on why you chose to use this specific metric over other(Project based)
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain your favourite DS algorithm as if you are explaining to a 5 yr old
  • Ans. 

    Random Forest is like asking a group of friends for advice and making a decision based on majority vote.

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

    • Each decision tree in the Random Forest is like a friend giving their opinion on a decision.

    • The final prediction of the Random Forest is based on the majority vote of all the decision trees.

    • For example, if ...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - - Prepare your understanding of the projects and concepts well
- Be genuine

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I was interviewed before Feb 2023.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Past projects from resume and deep dive on technical topics from them

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain past projectz
  • Q2. How do these algorithms work, why you use them
  • Ans. 

    Algorithms like decision trees, random forests, and neural networks work by analyzing data patterns to make predictions or classifications.

    • Decision trees work by splitting the data into branches based on feature values, making decisions at each node.

    • Random forests use multiple decision trees to improve accuracy and reduce overfitting.

    • Neural networks mimic the human brain by processing data through layers of interconnec...

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Communicate in simple terms and convert ML outcomes to how they relate to business

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Assignment 

Sample data for market clustering was provided.

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Scenario Based model selection for price optimisation
  • Q2. Advantages and disadvantages of encoder decoder based models
  • Ans. 

    Encoder-decoder models are popular in sequence-to-sequence tasks, with advantages like flexibility and disadvantages like potential information loss.

    • Advantages: flexibility in handling variable length inputs/outputs, ability to learn complex patterns, widely used in machine translation tasks (e.g. Google Translate)

    • Disadvantages: potential information loss during encoding/decoding process, difficulty in capturing long-r

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on Generative AI models

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jul 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is confusion matrix
  • Ans. 

    Confusion matrix is a table used to evaluate the performance of a classification model.

    • It is a matrix with rows representing the actual classes and columns representing the predicted classes.

    • It helps in visualizing the performance of a classification model by showing the counts of true positive, true negative, false positive, and false negative predictions.

    • It is commonly used in machine learning to assess the accuracy ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is r2 and adjusted r2 and their differenec
  • Ans. 

    r2 and adjusted r2 are metrics used to evaluate the goodness of fit of a regression model.

    • r2 (R-squared) measures the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variables.

    • Adjusted r2 is a modified version of r2 that adjusts for the number of predictors in the model, providing a more accurate assessment of the model's goodness of fit.

    • r2 always increases when adding more...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Your work and project related question and an assignment was given

General Mills Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in General Mills Data Scientist 2 interview?
General Mills interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the General Mills interview process are Technical and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for General Mills Data Scientist 2 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 General Mills. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at General Mills expect are Market Intelligence, Analytical, Consumer Insights, Forecasting and Logistics.
What are the top questions asked in General Mills Data Scientist 2 interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the General Mills Data Scientist 2 interview -

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