I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Prudential (New York, NY) in Dec 2019
Interview
It was a phone interview. A hiring manager asked me a lot of questions about my previous projects, the questions ranged from machine learning to probability. My impression is that the interviewer did not ask for standard answer. He would like to know if I have specific understanding of a model.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between xgboost and random forest?
first the hr will contact you, then you have one on one interview with a data scientist, then another data scientist, final round is manager and a senior data sicentist
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
they will ask you a specific SQL question, and lots of DS models, their concept, pros and cons, and the metrics to evaluate the models,
Consisted of a phone screen, a technical interview/takehome, and an onsite. The technical interview/takehome involved having 90 mins to complete an assignment, then talking through it with the interviewers. The onsite was a mix of cultural and technical portions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design a dashboard for [specific case study]? What metrics would you use? Tell us about a recent project you worked on. Walk us through it in detail.
No Online assessments. 1 Phone screen , 3 interviews on the power day. Phone Screen - about your previous experience. 3 Interviews - Mostly checking whether the candidate can provide actionable insights from a give take-home dataset.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain Random Forest. Define suitable metrics for the given business problem.
Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Prudential with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Prudential overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Prudential as a Data Scientist according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Phone interview: 27%
Presentation: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Group panel interview: 9%
Background check: 5%
Other: 5%
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