I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group in Nov 2018
Interview
Took 2 months to get back after application. Sent a data science challenge on hackerrank.
Given a dataset which we cannot even see properly on hackerrank, build 2 ML models and answer insight related questions within 2 hours. It made no sense. The dataset was in raw form (transaction level data), had to be studied and converted into features and target, split for training/testing and report accuracy. This is not how a data science task can be completed.
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Question 1
Given a dataset which we cannot even see properly on hackerrank, build 2 ML models and answer insight related questions within 2 hours. It made no sense. The dataset was in raw form, had to be studied and converted into features and target, split for training/testing and report accuracy. This is not how a data science task can be completed.
I applied online for a Data Scientist position with BCG GAMMA.
Initial phone interview with Recruiter, followed by 3 rounds of interview.
1st round - I was given data for a homework case a week in advance, and had to present the findings to a Principal.
2nd round - 2 interviews. One with a Project Leader, and other with a Principal.
3rd round - 2 interviews. One with a Principal, and other with a Senior Partner.
All interviews were for 45 minutes. Around 10 minutes of behavioural questions, 25 minutes for a case, rest to ask questions.
The whole process took 4 months.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group in Apr 2018
Interview
The interviewer asked a lot of technical questions for the data science project, which is clearly well designed to include many possible issues in real data set. Need a lot of hands on experience to perform well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When does recall matter more, when does precision matter more.