Dow Jones Data Scientist Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 7 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Dow Jones.
Dow Jones
Data Scientist Intern
Intern Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Phone screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
I had a technical interview with an engineering team member first. Then, I had a final interview with the team manager.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- How would you identify the main topics within a large set of news articles?
- Can you explain the functionality of a given piece of code?
Dow Jones
Data Scientist
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Offer Background check
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
Worst interview process ever. The job was in BCN. HR contacted me during Easter. I did the interviews well, but they told me they had found someone else. Then silence for a month or two. They restarted the process from where we left off. I went through everything again: 4 interviews, all passed. HR even emailed me saying they wanted to make an offer. Then everything stopped. Two more weeks of silence. They said a VP of Engineering put the position on hold. Total waste of time.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Tell me about your experience with NLP classification tasks, specifically using BERT models.
Dow Jones
Data Scientist
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
The interview started with HR, we introduced ourselves and discussed the company. Then I met the hiring manager, who made a good impression. After that, I was given a take-home technical test due in a week. I spent a lot of time on it, but then they went silent for 4 days. When I asked for feedback on my submission, they gave a vague response about the scope or explanation not being clear, which felt like a dismissal without real feedback. They didn't respond when I suggested clarifying the details in an oral technical interview. While I'm okay with not getting the job, I expect interviews to be respectful and a learning opportunity, which wasn't the case with Dow Jones. I can't recommend them.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you explain your approach to the solution?
Dow Jones Data Scientist Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Dow Jones interview reports.
“What information can be extracted from a text (in an ML context)?”
Read reports →“How would you identify the main topics within a large set of news articles?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the functionality of a given piece of code?”
Read reports →“What are the steps you would take in a machine learning classification exercise and what difficulties might be encountered?”
Read reports →“What improvements do you suggest for our products?”
Read report →“Tell me about your experience with NLP classification tasks, specifically using BERT models.”
Read report →“Could you explain your approach to the solution?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 7 Dow Jones interview reports.