Applied online, and heard back from HR very soon. First, I was assigned a modeling project, which was well done. Next, a 30 mins phone interview was scheduled with hiring manager. After that, I was contacted by HR that they prefer to have another phone interview before onsite. The second one was ridiculous. The guy on the phone sounds to have no interests in talking to me, and the whole process lasts for only 10 mins with two simple and general questions. After that, I tried to contact HR for some updates but never got reply. To be honest, this is the worst interview process that I have experienced.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at OnDeck (New York, NY)
Interview
There were 3 phone interviews - one with a recruiter, one with a data scientist(this one was technical with shared coding + algorithm type questions) and then another with a manager. Then I was given a project to complete at home. After completing the project I was invited for in in-person interview with 6 or so people. 90% of it was whiteboarding and/or going through the take-home project.
They were all about keeping in touch after the in-person...kept contacting me by phone and email to let me know that they were still interviewing but really liked me, wanted me to know I was still in the running...and then after 1-2 weeks of that finally they said they needed to push back hiring for this position until the next quarter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical algorithm questions - if a string is a palindrome, etc.
Applied online and heard from both recruiter and data scientist within a week for the phone interview. As an experienced applicant most of conversation focused on previous experience although not directly applicable to the role i applied to.
Came in for a half day of interviews at the NYC office. All were relatively casual, with a brief technical component for SQL and modeling methodologies, best practices, etc. Also had a probability question, but focus was more on understanding and setup vs mental math.
Overall a very positive experience that reflected the open culture and dialog I've since experienced after joining!
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at OnDeck (New York, NY) in Feb 2016
Interview
Applied online and got a technical test within a day followed by two phone interviews the following week - one with a recruiter and one with a Data Scientist. The in person interviews lasted about half a day with a lot of whiteboarding of Python, SQL, and somewhat challenging stats/probability questions. Most interviewers were very friendly (some were a bit arrogant in their questioning - probably not the best picks to conduct interviews). Didn't hear back from them for 4 weeks until constant calling and emailing finally produced the automated "we have moved on with other candidates" email. Not very professional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical test of probability simulation and a variety of Python and SQL questions in person.
Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at OnDeck with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at OnDeck overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at OnDeck as a Data Scientist according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 21%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 13%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 4%
Background check: 4%
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