I applied online. I interviewed at DraftKings in Feb 2016
Interview
I applied through a posting on LinkedIn and then through the company website. I received an email regarding a phone interview and it was scheduled very quickly. The HR rep that I spoke with was very nice and it was a very simple interview. The phone call lasted about fifteen minutes and asked about simple fit questions, regarding why I wanted to work at the company and what experiences in which I had applied skills listed on my resume. I did not get another interview and heard within 24 hours of the phone call as they were looking for someone to start more quickly than I was available.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at DraftKings in Oct 2024
Interview
4 rounds of interviews.
HR: Standard HR phone screening asking about your experience, why draftkings, etc.
Case Study 1: over the phone case study asking to calculated the expected value of tickets based on various situations. First is to calculated EV of tickets for an online sale vs buying from third party person at the stadium with a 20% chance of ticket being fake. Additional calculations are needed further into the question as other complexities are added, like if there is a raffle paying out $20k with a 1% chance of winning, what is the EV, and which option has the highest EV?
Behavioral: 30 minute video behavioral round asking about how you dealt with various situations. pretty standard
Case Study 2: Consulting style case study with an analytics twist that asks you to draw visualizations that would support your theories for why the customers are dissatisfied with the hypothetical train service. You are given information about the entire setup of the train system and asked to formulate possibilities for why customers are dissatisfied, draw graphs of data that is available that would prove or disprove if these theories are correct, and then come up with solutions to a chosen problem.
Typical behavioral and case interview questions. The interviews are very nice and welcoming. Be prepared to handle quantitative cases using basic probability concepts and qualitative cases. Make sure to always speak out loud so the interviewer knows your thought process. Had a final round scheduled but accepted another offer before completing it.
1st round: phone screening with statistics and probability case study
2nd round: phone interview with business case, similar to a consulting business case
3rd round: zoom interview with a behavioral section and another statistics case study