Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Boston Consulting Group with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 45% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 101 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Boston Consulting Group overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Boston Consulting Group as a Data Scientist according to 101 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Skills test: 24%
One on one interview: 23%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 6%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
Group panel interview: 1%
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Boston, MA) in May 2017
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I attended a school career fair and got contact information of an employee. So I asked him if he can refer me and he did. I got the first interview and it was an experience interview.
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Question 1
Describe a project that you have particular interests in, explain what you did and the results.
I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Boston, MA)
Interview
Coding challenge, then soft skills which i did not get to. Coding challenge was online timed in a third party tool. Not very hard but needed more time and didnt move quick enough.
The process includes six stages: HR screening, CodeSignal online assessment, basic pandas and data science case interview, followed by three business case interviews focused on practical problem-solving and business impact.
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Question 1
Check CodeSignal’s documentation for data science interviews to understand the types of tasks
I applied online. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Tokyo)
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Four interviews in total, all in Japanese. The first interview consisted of Python coding and technical case questions. The next two were both technical case interviews. The final interview with a partner was a mix of behavioral and business case questions.
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Question 1
You have a grocery store chain client who wants to increase their sales. They have stores across the country. How would you approach it?