Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Data Scientist Interview Questions
& Process
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Data Scientist
Entry Difficult Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
I was emailed about a phone screen/Zoom meeting that didn't require cameras. It's for a new-grad data scientist role. They went over the job responsibilities and then asked me some questions.
Confirmed questions1 question
- How would you approach analyzing a dataset if you had no prior knowledge of its contents?
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Data Scientist
Mid Easy Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Presentation Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
I applied online and then had a phone interview a couple of weeks later. The interviewer was really interested in my past projects and my coding background, like if I had any experience with HPC, large-scale projects, or distributed systems. They had a PhD in technical stuff, and it was a surprisingly pleasant 30-minute chat, no coding problems though. A week after that, I was invited on-site. The first part was an hour-long presentation about my PhD research. Then, I had back-to-back 30-minute interviews with different people from the group, including the group leader. Everyone I spoke with had a STEM PhD. I think they were trying to gauge cultural fit and figure out where I'd fit in if they hired me. I was on campus pretty much all day, from 8 am to 6 pm, because I had to interview with three different teams. This part can really change depending on the team.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- So, what's prompting your move from physics into data science?
- Can you walk me through K-means?
- Tell me about your experience with random forest.
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Data Science Intern
Intern Easy Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral
It was just behavioral questions, they asked about my experiences and interests and why I wanted to intern for the lab. There were no technical questions or coding assessments or anything, it was generally pretty easy.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you introduce yourself?
- Could you tell me about your past experiences?
- What are you interested in?
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Data Scientist Interview Questions
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“Can you walk me through K-means?”
Read reports →“How would you approach analyzing a dataset if you had no prior knowledge of its contents?”
Read reports →“So, what's prompting your move from physics into data science?”
Read reports →“Regarding your presentation, could you elaborate on the core assumptions behind that particular method?”
Read reports →“Tell me about your experience with random forest.”
Read report →“Why are you interested in interning at this lab?”
Read report →“Can you introduce yourself?”
Read report →“Were there any alternative approaches you considered for that project?”
Read report →“What are you interested in?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
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