Best interview experience ever!
The people there are all very professional and nice. Tech-driven company where intelligence seems to be respected and valued. Kinda make me really want to work there.
However I am not the ideal candidate and my skill set does not quite match this job. But overall, they definitely know how make you feel special and attract tech genius.
The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Quantcast
Interview
Applied online. First contacted by an HR and asked about my background. Then I was scheduled to take an coding test within 3 hours. It is one of the classical coding test--- spreadsheet calculator. Two days later I was told I passed the coding test and they would like to move forward to the first technical interview. The first interview was about my background, research, then a coding question and a probability question. I gave several solution to the coding question. I nailed it and was able to move to the second technical interview. It was about projects on the resume. Then a couple of coding questions. Again I did really well. The interviewer told me the next step should be onsite. But one week later, I contacted the HR for the update. She told me my background doesn't fit for the position. They passes me. Really sucks! Theyshoulpasses me during
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding test: spreadsheet calculator.
First phone technical interview: find the top k elements in an array; probability question: you have two options: one is to shoot a ball one time and would be counted as success if you make it, the other is to shoot 3 times and would be counted as success if make at least two. Which one should you choose?
2nd technical phone interview: find the first node where two link lists meet; I forgot the second question.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Quantcast in Oct 2014
Interview
1. Phone call with basic statistical questions and background info.
2. Take home problem - moderately difficult graph-based problem
3. Onsite interview - met with 5-6 team members, solved problems on whiteboards
Modeling Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Quantcast with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 48.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Modeling Scientist roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Quantcast overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Quantcast as a Modeling Scientist according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Presentation: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
IQ intelligence test: 25%
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