Prescient Security Analyst Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Prescient.
Prescient
Threat Analyst
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Phone screen Technical screen Onsite Presentation
Interview formats
Technical Presentation Behavioral
So it started with a phone interview, then we moved to a Skype interview, and the last step was an in-person interview where I met the team and the manager. Each step took about a week. The final interview included a practical threat analysis exercise and a brief chat with the team manager. This is a pretty young company, most folks are in their late 20s or early 30s at the Chicago office, so they seemed to be looking for someone energetic and relatable.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What demographic information would you leverage to assess an area's safety?
Prescient
Threat Analyst
Mid Difficult Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
So the interview process was pretty interesting. First, we had a phone interview, which was basically a filter. Then there was a skype interview where they hit me with some brain teasers, kinda like Google. The last part was an in-person thing where I had to do a real threat analysis on a country they assigned me. I had 30 minutes for that, and then I presented it to a couple of analysts. That last step really shows if you're a good fit.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- What are you reading these days?
- Can you tell me what professionalism means to you?
- What's that one spot on Earth where you can go a mile south, a mile east, and a mile north and end up right back where you started?
Prescient
Threat Analyst
Mid Difficult Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
I applied online and then got an email about 6 weeks later to set up a Skype pre-screening. The hiring manager for the team conducted the prescreening via Skype. I found the questions quite intense for a pre-screen, with 10 brain teasers/google-style questions, some of which I felt were unrelated to the job. The interview, which included riddles like the toggler/liar truth questions, a strange math problem, and the Monty Hall problem, lasted about an hour. I was notified by email a week later that I wasn't a good fit.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- What does professionalism mean to you?
- When it comes to working, do you lean more towards teams or working solo? You have to choose one.
- Would you say you're more of a devil's advocate or an innovator?
Prescient Security Analyst Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Prescient interview reports.
“What's that one spot on Earth where you can go a mile south, a mile east, and a mile north and end up right back where you started?”
Read reports →“What demographic information would you leverage to assess an area's safety?”
Read reports →“Can you describe latent variables that are used in determining the safety of an area?”
Read reports →“What are you reading these days?”
Read reports →“How do you cope with stress?”
Read report →“What does professionalism mean to you?”
Read report →“Could you answer a couple of logic questions?”
Read report →“Can you describe what makes a good leader?”
Read report →“Would you say you're more of a devil's advocate or an innovator?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 5 Prescient interview reports.