Casper Data Analyst Interview Questions
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I applied online and then a month later I was asked to do a data challenge which involved an analysis and coding piece. Then I was contacted by the recruiter for a phone interview. We exchanged emails to schedule and the recruiter used the wrong name. The first phone interview was an HR screening and after that I was asked for my availability for a second round phone interview with a team member. This interview was the next day and had more technical and hypothetical questions. The interviewer was surprised I only knew basic Python, though the job description said R or Python was preferred and I have good R experience. After the interview, I sent three unanswered emails and then got a response 1.5 weeks later saying I would hear back soon. A week after that, I was told I was no longer being considered. The recruiter got my name wrong, interview details wrong, and was unresponsive.

First there was an exam to test SQL and Excel skills, then a phone screening with HR, followed by a phone screening with a real team member, and finally an on-site interview. The whole process was really friendly and nice, and the questions were pretty standard and really depended on how you answered them. Overall, it was a really good interview experience!

They gave me this small data set to work on and asked if a certain response was trending up or down. It was really straightforward, and I felt like I went above and beyond what they asked, but it still wasn't enough. I'm not sure what else they wanted with such a straightforward question and a small data set. It wasn't like I could implement a machine learning algorithm -- it was that simple. I'm at a loss.