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"The questions you are asked in an interview for a position as a scientist will depend greatly on field of science you intend to work in. Generally, interviewers will be interested in your formal education, field of study and specialization, work, internship, and research experience, scientific writing skills, and interest in the subject matter. Expect to be asked technical questions that pertain to the knowledge needed to perform the duties of the job. While there are some positions open to scientists who possess associates' or bachelors' degrees, most jobs will require you to have at least a masters' degree with the majority requiring you to have a doctorate."

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El examen técnico te da un pequeño conjunto de datos con características de autos y su consumo en combustible. Te piden predecir el consumo de combustible y predecir las clasificaciones de los autos. El examen de confianza te hace preguntas tipo "¿qué es peor, violar a un niño o envenenar a una ciudad?", "¿con qué te identificas más: 'mi mala salud me hace infeliz' o 'me detesto a mí mismo'?". Quién sabe cómo lo califican o cómo concluyen de ahí si eres bueno o malo.
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Data Scientist

Interviewed at Openpay (Mexico)

3.2
Aug 9, 2021

El examen técnico te da un pequeño conjunto de datos con características de autos y su consumo en combustible. Te piden predecir el consumo de combustible y predecir las clasificaciones de los autos. El examen de confianza te hace preguntas tipo "¿qué es peor, violar a un niño o envenenar a una ciudad?", "¿con qué te identificas más: 'mi mala salud me hace infeliz' o 'me detesto a mí mismo'?". Quién sabe cómo lo califican o cómo concluyen de ahí si eres bueno o malo.

Details: 2 SQL questions involving 3 different tables in a database: Table 1 contained subscription payment data by `subscriber_id` and `date` (renewal data, new subscription date), Table 2 contained subscriber personal details (gender, age, location, etc), Table 3 contained stream details by subscriber_id (subscriber_id, content_id, seconds streamed, timestamp, content_title). Question 1: find number of daily active subscriptions in 2019. Question 2: find number of male subscribers who watched at least 3 unique titles in August, being careful not to count titles that were streamed for less than 3 seconds.
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Data Scientist II

Interviewed at Hulu

4.1
Aug 21, 2024

Details: 2 SQL questions involving 3 different tables in a database: Table 1 contained subscription payment data by `subscriber_id` and `date` (renewal data, new subscription date), Table 2 contained subscriber personal details (gender, age, location, etc), Table 3 contained stream details by subscriber_id (subscriber_id, content_id, seconds streamed, timestamp, content_title). Question 1: find number of daily active subscriptions in 2019. Question 2: find number of male subscribers who watched at least 3 unique titles in August, being careful not to count titles that were streamed for less than 3 seconds.

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