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Updated May 17, 2026

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Data Scientist Interview

Mar 17, 2021

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

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I applied online. I interviewed at IBM (New York, NY) in Feb 2020

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Games based screening, then code tests in SQL, python. The SQL was a rank top 5 based on sub-query and the python was a market basket analysis. You could not import packages to make the MB simpler. Same was true for R (they let you choose the language).

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Question 1

Rank top 5 customers based on total purchase. Create a market basket analysis of items on an invoice.

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Data Scientist Interview

Mar 8, 2021

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at IBM (New York, NY)

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2 round virtual interview due to COVID19. First round: part 1: talk to the lead of DS about your experience, best project you have even done. First round part2: technical interview including probability, machine learning and a 15min ish project

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Question 1

what is your favorite project you have ever completed?

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Data Scientist Interview

Mar 5, 2021

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined offer

Positive experience

Average interview

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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at IBM (London, OH) in Feb 2020

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Got referred to by a friend, sent in my CV and LinkedIn profile. Did my assessment online then interview call. It was basic questions that tested knowledge of the field

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Question 1

How is logistic regression done?

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Question 2

My salary expectations and work visa requirements

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