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HT Media Data Scientist Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 13 Mar 2015

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 13 Mar 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Tips: Not in your hands. Just try to make as good a resume as you can.

Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: Very common puzzle questions. Had a good chat with the interviewer.
Tips: Make sure you make the interviewer aware of your thought process while solving a problem.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Again, common questions like why this company? What's the plan 2 years down the line?
Tips: Speak the truth. Never make up anything. Ask questions about your profile.

General Tips: Don't worry about it. Its a great learning experience. Let this learning be accompanied by joy.
Skills: Calmness, Aptitude, Attitude
College Name: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Motivation: Startup environment backed by one of country's biggest corporate house ensures lots of responsibilities and a steep learning curve along with great money.
Funny Moments: The whole puzzle interview was fun.

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Nov 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 tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. 1. First question was, from my project asked me that explain one project.
  • Ans. I have done three project, out of this three project one project was movie recommendation syatem. That i was explained. Then some counter question from project like how did you convert text to numerical, which technique you used here. I able to give all questions answer from project.
  • Answered by adventurouseggnog
  • Q2. 2. After they asked me, what is your subject preference?
  • Ans. My subject preference was NLP, Deep Learning, ML. Afrer that asked some question from NLP like what is term document matrix, tf-idf, word embedding, Gradient descent, why we have to change learning rate after every epoch, how lr change, precision recall.
  • Answered by adventurouseggnog
  • Q3. 3. My one projcet was sentimental analysis that was by LSTM model. So, next question was explain how LSTM model work and architecture .
  • Ans. Then I was explained workin flow of LST model and architecture. Then asked me did you know bidireectional LSTM. I said yes, then explained.
  • Answered by adventurouseggnog
  • Q4. 4. One question was from sql. what is the condition for primary key? last question one case business case study. this is all about my interview. My interview was 50 min and selected for HR round.
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Phone call round, just asked me are you interested to come here.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Leetcode hard level coding with 4-5 questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Machine Learning algorithms, Statistics, NLP

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Study Machine Learning, NLP, Deep Learning. Learn about Generative AI, LLM, Prompt Engineering.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about your self
  • Ans. 

    I am a dedicated and detail-oriented professional with a background in marketing and a passion for driving results.

    • Background in marketing

    • Detail-oriented

    • Passion for driving results

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

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

Round 1 - Group Discussion 

Basic knowledge of the candidates

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Program out put and input question

Round 3 - Case Study 

Giveing a situation and ask for the results

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be kind , humble, honest and do your best
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Find 3rd transaction of user from uber cab dataset
  • Ans. 

    To find the 3rd transaction of a user from the Uber cab dataset.

    • Identify the user's transactions in the dataset

    • Sort the transactions by date/time

    • Select the 3rd transaction of the user

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Find last quarter ordered product from logistics dataset
  • Ans. 

    To find the last quarter ordered product from logistics dataset.

    • Identify the date range for the last quarter

    • Filter the dataset for orders within that date range

    • Identify the product ordered in the last quarter

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Asked more question involved with cte, window function, subqueries
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Aug 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Questions on javascript

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Backend questions from node js

Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Normal discussion

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 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.
View all tips
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Are you comfortable with the job role ?
  • Ans. 

    Yes, I am comfortable with the job role.

    • I have extensive experience in sales and have successfully met and exceeded targets in my previous roles.

    • I am confident in my ability to build and maintain relationships with clients.

    • I am comfortable with the responsibilities and challenges that come with the sales executive position.

    • I am familiar with the industry and have a good understanding of the products/services we will be...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Tell me about yourself.
  • Ans. 

    I am an experienced Sales Executive with a proven track record of exceeding targets and building strong client relationships.

    • Over 5 years of experience in sales, with a focus on B2B sales

    • Consistently achieved or exceeded sales targets by 20% each quarter

    • Developed and maintained relationships with key clients, resulting in a 30% increase in repeat business

    • Implemented effective sales strategies, resulting in a 15% increa...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It's a very good company. You'll learn so many things. Everyone is very helpful.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Jan 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Hackerrank test with medium level questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Medium level two questions. Focus of optimising.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Project details, challenges
  • Q2. Oops , databse, design low level
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why join company
  • Ans. 

    I am excited to join Company because of its innovative projects, collaborative team, and opportunities for growth.

    • Innovative projects: Company is known for pushing boundaries and working on cutting-edge technologies.

    • Collaborative team: I value teamwork and believe that the collaborative environment at Company will help me thrive.

    • Opportunities for growth: Company offers various learning and development opportunities to

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Salary expectation
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Nov 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why are you looking to leave your current company?
  • Q2. What is your notice period?
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Take home test followed by call to discuss work I produced. Challenge involved downloading data from an api.

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