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Principal Scientist - Text Mining was asked...7 April 2010

there really were none.

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they seemed ot want to hear what I had ot say about my past assignments and relevance to the opening. i think they were not impressed. Less

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Intuited

Principal Scientist was asked...28 June 2017

career goals

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leadership opportunties

Principal Data Scientist was asked...3 October 2019

Various low level questions about SQL, probability theory, Python. Practical application of knowledge - this is a business problem we had, how would you design a solution? etc.

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After 10+ years as a working data scientist, I was not expecting a basic statistics final exam, nor questions regarding experience regarding the deployment of models into hosted environments. Less

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Hello, Have you heard back from them after the on-site interview? If you did, how long have you been waiting? Less

Principal Scientist was asked...2 September 2011

What's your salary requirements? I always avoid answering this

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I always avoid answering this

Principal Scientist was asked...16 August 2022

Scientific questions relevant to the role

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Answered all

Principal Research Scientist was asked...26 November 2010

Are you a starter or finisher?

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I don't think there is a right answer to that, and it depends on the job responsibility. You have to think fast on whether they want a starter or finisher. On the other hand, honesty may be a best policy here. Less

Principal Scientist was asked...24 October 2011

If the compounds you have in mind, do not work out, what are the alternatives you have in mind?

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Though this was not an unexpected question, my answer seemed not to have convinced them. Less

Principal Scientist was asked...29 July 2020

Tell me about yourself and your research background

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I just filled this out because I have to. I had a highly technical interview. My area of expertise is very niche, and I don't want to reveal to the interviewers about myself. Less