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PwC Data Scientist Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 7 Nov 2024

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 7 Nov 2024

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

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Combination logic on python

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain classification
  • Ans. 

    Classification is a machine learning technique used to categorize data into different classes or categories based on past observations.

    • Classification involves training a model on labeled data to predict the class of new, unseen data points.

    • Common algorithms for classification include logistic regression, decision trees, support vector machines, and k-nearest neighbors.

    • Examples of classification tasks include spam email...

  • Answered by AI

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Write a prompt to extract key Personal Identifiable Information given a resume
  • Ans. 

    Extracting key Personal Identifiable Information from a resume prompt

    • Look for information such as full name, address, phone number, email address, date of birth, and social security number

    • Utilize natural language processing techniques to identify patterns and structures in the text

    • Consider using regular expressions to match specific formats of personal information

    • Ensure data privacy and security measures are in place w

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Have a good hold over basic ML and DL concepts, and then go for more complex topics like LLMs

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
No response

I applied via LinkedIn

Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why do you want to for PWC?

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in Aug 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding Interview on Python for 15 minutes. Straight away to coding. Did one basic mistake first then others attended well. Basically from List operations, Pandas DF merging,concat etc.One simple pattern program etc.But no confimation yet from them

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. List compehension example,List multiplications,Pandas merge,join,concat,some pattern program general;
  • Q2. List comprehension example, Pandas merging code etc

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - If you are in Data Scientist role practice more on operations of lists,tuples,strings and dicts.
Then Pandas functions you should be more clear

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I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How to find 2 nd largest number
  • Ans. 

    To find the 2nd largest number in an array, sort the array in descending order and return the element at index 1.

    • Sort the array in descending order

    • Return the element at index 1

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How to join two data frame
  • Ans. 

    Joining two data frames involves merging them based on a common column or index.

    • Use pandas merge() function to join data frames based on a common column or index.

    • Specify the column or index to merge on using the 'on' parameter.

    • Choose the type of join to perform using the 'how' parameter (e.g. inner, outer, left, right).

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - it was not very tough.Basic questions only they have asked

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview questions from similar companies

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: technical interview
Experience: There were 3 rounds, All related to statistics and machine learning and whatever stuffs I had mentioned in my resume. HR round was not there. The partner of the firm just briefed me a bit about the company and asked me to relax without asking any questions in the third round.

Tips: Interview will be fun if you are thorough about your resume and it will be a cakewalk to you.

General Tips: Do's :
1. Prepare for Aptitude very seriously. Puzzles are important but aptitude is must.
2. Be thorough about everything you had specified in your resume
3. Be honest while creating your resume (It helps a lot)

Don'ts :
1. Don't get broken if you are not getting selected in Day 1 or 2 or so.
2. Don't over-prepare for case interviews, they are fairly simple.



Final Tips :
Be confident about yourself. Your attitude in the interview matters a lot. And don't lie even a bit in your resume. Many got selected with a poor resume than those with huge exaggerations.

College Name: IIT Kanpur
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - Coding Test 

More about python and SQL coding

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Ernst & Young Data Scientist interview:
  • Python
  • SQL
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on python programming
Good knowledge of different data types
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What is Linear regression
  • Ans. 

    Linear regression is a statistical method used to model the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

    • Linear regression is used to predict the value of a dependent variable based on the value of one or more independent variables.

    • It assumes a linear relationship between the independent and dependent variables.

    • The goal of linear regression is to find the best-fitting line that minimi...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What li list and tuple
  • Ans. 

    List and tuple are both data structures in Python, but list is mutable while tuple is immutable.

    • List is denoted by square brackets [] while tuple is denoted by parentheses ().

    • Elements in a list can be changed, added, or removed, while elements in a tuple cannot be changed once defined.

    • Lists are used when you need a collection of items that may change, while tuples are used for fixed collections of items.

    • Example: list =

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Previous company project experience
  • Ans. 

    Developed a predictive analytics model to forecast customer churn for a telecom company.

    • Utilized machine learning algorithms such as logistic regression and random forests

    • Cleaned and preprocessed large datasets to improve model accuracy

    • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather domain knowledge and insights

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain pipeline flow
  • Ans. 

    Pipeline flow is the process of moving data through a series of interconnected stages or steps in a systematic manner.

    • Pipeline flow involves the sequential movement of data from one stage to another, with each stage performing a specific task or transformation.

    • It helps in automating and streamlining the data processing process, making it more efficient and scalable.

    • Examples of pipeline flow include data preprocessing, ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Where we are using

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - They asked in Management level instead of technologies
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Coding Test 

DSA was asked. And general coding language questions were asked. Previous experience based questions were asked.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Machine Learning, Generative AI, Deep learning interview questions. 2 Coding problems based on Algorithms.

Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. One systems design question was there.
  • Q2. Situations based problems was there.
  • Q3. Questions on Past experiences.
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PwC Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in PwC Data Scientist interview?
PwC interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the PwC interview process are Technical, Coding Test and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for PwC 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 PwC. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at PwC expect are Python, Machine Learning, SQL, Data Science and Data Analysis.
What are the top questions asked in PwC Data Scientist interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the PwC Data Scientist interview -

  1. Write a prompt to extract key Personal Identifiable Information given a res...read more
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