The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Prudential (New York, NY) in Jan 2022
Interview
Applied via Handshake/Online portal.
Received invitation of first round interview within 5 days. 45 minute Interview revolved around past projects, motivation towards Data Science and many conceptual data science questions.
Received an invitation for the final round of interviews (i.e. Superday) which had three 45 minute interviews back to back:
1) Business Problem Formulation: sounds like a case study interview, but mostly behavioral with case related questions here and there.
2) Modelling and Algorithm Knowledge interview: Questions about core concepts of Machine Learning and how to use it in production environments. Knowledge of EDA related algorithms is important too.
3) Programming and Data Manipulation: SQL, Python, EDA, ETL stuff. Some behavioral questions too.
They took a long time after that but eventually rejected me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is Shapley and how to use it to visualize Neural Networks effectively?
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 Science 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 Science 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 Science according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 27%
Presentation: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Group panel interview: 9%
Other: 5%
Background check: 5%
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