I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty (Kansas City, MO) in Feb 2024
Interview
Interview was conducted via zoom. Had an introductory meeting with a DS team lead (non-technical) and another follow-up interview ~1 week later with another team lead (technical). Technical questions involved walking through model selection/development based on a given scenario.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given that Ulta is a company in which women are the majority, how do you think diversity is important as it relates to data science?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ulta Beauty (Bolingbrook, IL) in Mar 2019
Interview
Preliminary interview followed by interview with the hiring manager and then a skype call with three members of the analytics team (Sr. Statistician, Sr. Marketing Analyst, Sr. Marketing Analyst)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Test case scenario: How would you use predictive modeling to predict certain purchasing habits of a new customer? What algorithms would you use?