Kaplan Interview Questions
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Kaplan
Data Engineer Intern
Intern Difficult Neutral experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Panel Onsite Background check
Interview formats
Technical Coding Case Behavioral
Got shortlisted from Naukri.com. First was a written test covering basic Maths, reasoning, Statistics, Machine Learning, SQL (very important), and Puzzles (very important, as the interview depended on these). Then, a Technical Interview where the panel mostly asked about the Puzzles from the written test, Statistics, ML basics like false-positive and false-negative, SQL, Redshift, EC2, and Glue. Following that was a Techno-managerial round focusing on SQL, a case study, and behavioral questions. Finally, HR.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain mean, median, and mode, and how you would compute them?
Kaplan
Workforce Coordinator
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral
I'm pretty disappointed with how this hiring process went down. I interviewed for this job over a month ago and they told me it would probably take a couple of weeks to hear back. Well, it's been way over a month and I haven't heard anything, not even a rejection. I checked LinkedIn and it looks like they hired someone internally for the role (they were already at Kaplan). It makes me wonder why they even bothered interviewing external people if they already had someone in mind. The interview itself was mostly competency-based questions, like 8-10 of them. I admit I didn't have direct experience for everything they asked about, but I was upfront about that. Still, the lack of communication and transparency has been a bummer. Honestly, given this experience, I'd think twice about recommending applying here because it says a lot about how they treat candidates.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you discuss your experience with financial planning?
Kaplan
Tutor
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation
The interview for a tutor role at Kaplan felt longer than I thought it would be. After applying online, I had a phone interview where the questions seemed a bit canned and didn't really match the actual teaching job. The mock lesson was nerve-wracking because they didn't explain what they wanted very well. It felt a bit cold and too much like everyone else's experience.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Describe how you'd explain a hard topic to a student who's feeling upset or losing motivation.
Kaplan
Software Engineer
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Phone screen
Interview formats
Technical Other
I got a call from Naukri on July 18 for an interview. The first round was the very next day, July 19. Since it was Friday, I waited until Monday for the results. I called the HR at 6 pm, and she asked me to call back in 30 mins. I called back at 6:30 pm but she didn't pick up, and subsequent calls also went unanswered. Some people got emails saying they weren't selected. I sent a follow-up email to the HR who scheduled the aptitude round on the same day, but no reply. The next day, I sent another follow-up email to the HR who initially called me about the job, but still no reply. I called her again at 6 pm, but she kept ignoring my calls. It's frustrating because a quick email or call response takes only a few minutes, and I spent 1.5 days preparing for the test. Everyone deserves feedback after an interview, but I'm still being ignored after multiple follow-ups.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Questions about logic
- Questions about reasoning
- Questions about verbal skills
Kaplan Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Kaplan interview reports.
“If a parent is worried about their child's SAT score, what would you tell them?”
Read reports →“When teaching students, is it more crucial to impart information or to keep them engaged?”
Read reports →“What would you do if a parent called you on Friday, furious about a missed Saturday lesson that they believed was scheduled for that day?”
Read reports →“How would you counsel a student who believes their SAT score cannot be improved?”
Read reports →“What would you do if a student is attending sessions only because of parental pressure?”
Read report →“What would you do if a parent thinks a student isn't improving in your class?”
Read report →“What would you do if you arrived at a classroom and the door was locked?”
Read report →“What actions would you take if you got to class to teach and found the building locked?”
Read report →“What steps would you take if you arrived at a venue and the classroom door was locked?”
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