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Clearco Data Scientist Interview Questions
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Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 5 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

2.8 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
40% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Clearco.

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Data Scientist

Analytics · more than a year ago

Mid Difficult Negative experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding

It was a 4 step process. First, a phone screen with HR that was pretty chill, just basic stuff like "why do you want to work here?". Then I interviewed with the Hiring Manager, who's the team lead. They were really nice and asked mostly about my past experience. The next part was a technical interview with two people from the data science team. These interviewers seemed really uninterested, like slouching and resting their cheeks on their hands. One of them even laughed at me when I was having trouble with a live coding SQL question. The questions themselves were tough but doable, but the interviewers made it the worst interview experience I've ever had.

Confirmed questions3 questions
  • Can you tell me about your previous experience?
  • Do you have experience with SQL window functions?
  • Can you explain CASE statements in SQL?
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Data Science Intern

Analytics · more than a year ago

Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral

The interview included some technical questions about Pandas and Numpy. There was also one simple algo question. The main focus was on cultural fit and personalities.

Confirmed questions3 questions
  • What aspects of Pandas do you find appealing?
  • Can you describe a basic algorithm question you were asked?
  • Could you elaborate on how cultural fit and personality were assessed during the interview?
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Data Scientist

Analytics · more than a year ago

Entry Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding

The interview process was quite unclear; they seemed unsure of what they were looking for. Surprisingly, they had a co-op student conduct the interview. The interviewers themselves didn't appear to have a strong grasp of machine learning or data theories.

Confirmed questions2 questions
  • Can you discuss some machine learning algorithms?
  • What are the specifics of coding related to these algorithms?

Clearco Data Scientist Interview Questions

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What are the specifics of coding related to these algorithms?

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Can you tell me about a machine learning side project that's on your resume?

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Can you describe a basic algorithm question you were asked?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 5 Clearco interview reports.

Interview formats

Coding 41.7%
Technical 33.3%
Behavioral 25%

Interview difficulty

Easy 0%
Average 80%
Difficult 20%

Candidate experience

Positive 40%
Negative 40%
Neutral 20%