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Updated 31 May 2024

Kantar Data Scientist Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

DSA and ML, AI, Coding question

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Case study which was easy
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. In depth questions on ML
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli and was interviewed in Oct 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

2hrs - sections include aptitude, machine learning, deep learning and two easy python coding questions

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Resume scrutiny with projects and internships
  • Q2. How to measure 45 mins duration using two identical wires
  • Q3. Partition a round cake into eight equal parts within three cuts
  • Q4. 10 coins puzzle (5 heads up and 5 tails up)

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Thorough revision on deep learning and be clear on your internships such as workflow, why did you opted a specific component (such as tool, algorithm...etc).They test you on the basis of your resume explanation, so be honest don't try to fake some

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

I was interviewed in Jan 2025.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Can you elaborate on your work experience?
  • Ans. 

    I have 5 years of experience in analyzing large datasets to extract valuable insights and make data-driven decisions.

    • Analyzed customer behavior data to optimize marketing strategies

    • Built predictive models to forecast sales trends

    • Utilized machine learning algorithms to improve product recommendations

    • Presented findings to stakeholders in a clear and actionable manner

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What questions were asked regarding your work experience?
  • Ans. 

    Questions related to work experience in data science field.

    • Asked about previous projects worked on

    • Inquired about specific data analysis techniques used

    • Discussed challenges faced and how they were overcome

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain any ML model.
  • Q2. Create Dataframe from two lists.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Nielsen Data Scientist interview:
  • Python
  • pandas
  • ML
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at Sastra University and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Along with coding round..there's a communication test at the end

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. There's ntg to ask about technical for me..
  • Q2. Behavioural questions
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain the RAG pipeline?
  • Ans. 

    RAG pipeline is a data processing pipeline used in data science to categorize data into Red, Amber, and Green based on certain criteria.

    • RAG stands for Red, Amber, Green which are used to categorize data based on certain criteria

    • Red category typically represents data that needs immediate attention or action

    • Amber category represents data that requires monitoring or further investigation

    • Green category represents data that...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain Confusion metrics
  • Ans. 

    Confusion metrics are used to evaluate the performance of a classification model by comparing predicted values with actual values.

    • Confusion matrix is a table that describes the performance of a classification model.

    • It consists of four different metrics: True Positive, True Negative, False Positive, and False Negative.

    • These metrics are used to calculate other evaluation metrics like accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 s...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic aptitude , tech aptitude

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is overfitting
  • Q2. How to handle missing values
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Given 6 coding qns related to java and html and also ML.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain abt projects and qns related to ML.
  • Ans. 

    Projects in machine learning involve developing algorithms to analyze and interpret data for various applications.

    • Developing a recommendation system for an e-commerce website

    • Predicting customer churn for a telecommunications company

    • Classifying images in a computer vision project

    • Anomaly detection in network traffic for cybersecurity

    • Natural language processing for sentiment analysis

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic hr qns why straive?

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Past projects of machine learning
  • Ans. 

    Developed a predictive model for customer churn using machine learning algorithms.

    • Used Python and scikit-learn library for data preprocessing and model building

    • Performed feature engineering to improve model performance

    • Evaluated model performance using metrics like accuracy, precision, and recall

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Distributed computing and spark questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Coding Test 

I was asked to write SQL queries for 3rd highest salary of the employee, some name filtering, group by tasks.
Python code to find the index of the maximum number without using numpy.

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain the Project undertaken during the research and follow-up questions
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Write pandas query to separate the names as first and last name from the full name. Drop the duplicate columns and also the missing values. Write output for the Python code. Write SQL query to retrieve t...
  • Ans. 

    Answering questions related to data science concepts and techniques.

    • Recall is the ratio of correctly predicted positive observations to the total actual positives. Precision is the ratio of correctly predicted positive observations to the total predicted positives.

    • To reduce variance in an ensemble model, techniques like bagging, boosting, and stacking can be used. Bagging involves training multiple models on different ...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Nielsen Data Scientist interview:
  • Python
  • Pandas
  • SQL
  • Machine Learning
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Have your basics strong.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Kantar Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Kantar Data Scientist interview?
Kantar interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Kantar interview process are One-on-one Round, Resume Shortlist and Coding Test.
What are the top questions asked in Kantar Data Scientist interview?

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