Capgemini Invent Data Scientist Interview Questions
& Process

The interview started with a 1-2-1 meeting that was 120 minutes long. They expected me to build a model within the first hour, and the second hour was for follow-up questions about it. Then, there was a group session that took up 4 hours of my day, starting at 8 am. I was thrown into a group and had 1 hour to do a task, but no one else joined, so I couldn't really show my collaboration skills. They joined when I had a presentation to give and asked questions, and that was it. They showed up at the end to see my presentation skills and based their judgment solely on that. This group interview was scheduled a week in advance, so I had to take half a day of annual leave for nothing.

The interview process started with a video call, which felt a bit impersonal. Then there was a talent selection event. First, we did a group exercise where we had about 30 minutes to read documents and discuss with the team while an assessor watched. After that, we had to present this to two Capgemini assessors in a client-facing role-play. We also had to create an Excel model using a provided dataset. It was disappointing that there wasn't much discussion about our skills or experience. The assessor during the group exercise prep wasn't really paying attention and their feedback didn't reflect everyone's contributions. The presentation felt more like a simulated client meeting, with unexpected curveballs instead of genuine discussion. They expect you to have specific knowledge of their area, which can lead to negative marking even if it's unrelated to the role. It's better to take credit for your own ideas because they assume whoever mentions it first came up with it. The Excel part felt like a waste of time, and the interviewer seemed to agree. It also became clear that the job description didn't match the actual role, and they didn't ask much about our CV or past experience. This process seems more suited for recent graduates than experienced hires.

A headhunter reached out to me about interviews at Capgemini Invent. Then I had: - an HR interview - an interview with someone in Data (non-technical) - a technical interview, after preparing a technical exercise. Overall a good quality, serious and professional interview. Downside: very long delays. 2 weeks between each interview.