I went to on-line screen - answering 9 Data Science questions
on a computer screening system; I liked that experience,
as you could correct (re-record) your answers, and you feel
more relaxed.
There was a challenge after the screen - I had to spend a week
doing this challenge; I have achieved 90% model accuracy;
I felt that the bulk of work had been done.
The dataset had 300,000 records, and it took 40 hours to train the model.
In Jupyter Notebook I went through the solution in very detail,
and I have explained next steps, etc.
I had to present my findings to the team of three -
first 30 minutes were more introductory behavioral questions.
I felt that I addressed most questions they asked about the project -
if I did not have a quick answer for some,
then I could address them later; that was my understanding,
since I had to be more involved with their line of business.
I felt that my presentation went well - I showed the result.
I have noticed few red flags though
- The team, especially the hiring manager, did not show any support; she
wore that stone face throughout the presentation,
and it made me feel very uneasy; it especially hurts when you do not
meet people in person and see them for the fist time
- HR team did not do any screening, no question about salary expectation, etc.
I had to wait for the response for 7 days, and HR did not bother
to set up a call, just an email response to my request for feedback.
He said something about "going in different direction" and that
they are small (salary expectation?), and when I asked for
a more substantial feedback, I have got some frivolous rejection reasons.
Total waste of my time
