Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Groupon with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 52.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Groupon overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Groupon as a Data Scientist according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 43%
One on one interview: 19%
Personality test: 14%
Background check: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Presentation: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Groupon in Mar 2019
Interview
The actual interviewers were quite nice and professional. I ended up not getting an offer after my onsite because they wanted someone with more experience in certain area. Although it was disappointing and I would have not wasted time had they known their hiring needs better, it was in general a positive experience. In addition, the hiring manager actually gave me very helpful feedback after all the process.
However, their own corporate recruiter was abysmal, and that's why I am giving a "negative" rating. The recruiter never emailed me to inform me of the next steps. He never clarified anything. I had to email at least three times to get his attention. I once found out by checking my google calendar that he scheduled a phone interview without confirming with me. I didn't know what the interview was about, to whom I was supposed to talk. Moreover, he kept lying for about three weeks after my onsite. In the end, he decided to ignore all my emails and ghosted me without an apology or thanking me for taking my time to go through all their interview process and meaningless wait. I've never met a worse recruiter. This is by far the worst interview experience. Their HR does not respect their candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some coding using binary search algorithm, a lot of SQL questions, behavioral, open-ended problems
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Groupon
Interview
4 stage process.
1. Quick chat with HR (phone).
2. Technical screening (phone). Was very focused on theoretical basis of different ML techniques. Interviewer gave immediate feedback on areas to study up on.
3. Interview with business stakeholders (phone).
4. On-site interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name the 5 assumptions made when using linear regression techniques
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Groupon (Chicago, IL) in Jul 2019
Interview
After applying, I had a behavioural phone screen with a recruiter, followed by a technical phone screen with a data scientist (who seemed to be doing interviews exclusively now). I was told the next steps were a phone call with business stakeholders, followed by an on-site interview day.
I applied online. I interviewed at Groupon (Chicago, IL) in Apr 2019
Interview
The first step is the phone screen, I was asked lots of questions about the concept of statistics, especially the question relevant to the AB test; as well as common behavior questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. what is type 1 error?
2. what is type 2 error?
3. what is false positive?
4. what is p value?