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Interview experience
Excellent
Difficulty level
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Duration
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Result
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3 Interview Rounds
1
Resume Shortlist Round
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Technical Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Fundamentals of ML, classical ML View Answers (1)
3
Technical Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Research paper discussion Add Answer
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Interview experience
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected
I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jul 2023.
3 Interview Rounds
1
Aptitude Test Round
Hacker rank coding questions
2
One-on-one Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. Python list dictionary Add Answer
- Q2. Projects related questions which I have done earlier Add Answer
3
HR Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. Why you want to join Add Answer
- Q2. About my projects Add Answer
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for coding questions
Interview experience
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
-
Result
Selected
I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and was interviewed before Jul 2023.
3 Interview Rounds
1
Resume Shortlist Round
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2
Aptitude Test Round
Puzzlee on three bulb, switched off, tell which one
3
HR Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. Puzzle - rope burn and length Add Answer
- Q2. Strength and weakness Add Answer
Prayank Kulshrestha
I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2022.
2 Interview Rounds
1
Technical Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. Question on NER models Add Answer
- Q2. Question from project Add Answer
2
One-on-one Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. Critical thinking questions Add Answer
- Q2. Case studies based questions Add Answer
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on current project and your resume mentioned skills
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Interview Questions
- Q1. Good knowledge about Machine Learning algorithms and their mathematical structure.
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Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Have a good understanding of the machine learning algorithms along with the mathematical intricacies.
I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Mar 2021.
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Super Quick Case Study on Sales
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- Q2. Questions on Machine learning Projects in your Resume
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Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be thoroughly prepared with the projects that you have listed on your resume. For each project, you can prepare: What, How and why. Do be prepared with the results and impacts of any ML models that you built.
Other topics: SQL, Excel, Pivot tables
Other topics: SQL, Excel, Pivot tables
I was interviewed before Jul 2021.
1 Interview Round
1
One-on-one Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. Model evaluation and performance metrices Add Answer
- Q2. Explaination of bagging and boosting techniques View Answers (1)
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Work on basic concepts and previous projects
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Interview experience
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response
I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Nov 2024.
2 Interview Rounds
1
Technical Round (4 Questions)
- Q1. Types of Chunking in data preparation in RAG Add Answer
- Q2. How Embedding works in Vector Databases Add Answer
- Q3. Explain ARIMA model Add Answer
- Q4. How can we decide to choose Linear Regression for a business problem Add Answer
2
Technical Round (4 Questions)
- Q1. What is token and it's limit for Open Source LLMs Add Answer
- Q2. Difference of a Regression and Time Series problem Add Answer
- Q3. Advantage of LSTM over RNN Add Answer
- Q4. Performance Metrics for Logistic Regression Add Answer
Interview experience
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Duration
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Result
-
1 Interview Round
1
Technical Round (3 Questions)
- Q1. Difference between bagging and boosting View Answers (1)
- Q2. Parameters of Decision Tree View Answers (1)
- Q3. Explain any one of your project in detail View Answers (1)
Interview experience
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response
I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Nov 2024.
1 Interview Round
1
Technical Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. SQL and pandas coding Add Answer
- Q2. Resume projects deep dive Add Answer
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - No matter what kinds of questions indicated in HR email, be prepared for behavioral questions all the time
Optum Interview FAQs
How many rounds are there in Optum Data Scientist interview?
Optum interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Optum interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Optum Data Scientist 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 Optum. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Optum expect are Python, Machine Learning, SQL, Data Science and Logistic Regression.
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