Verisk Data Scientist Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 31 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Verisk.
Verisk
Data Scientist
Mid Average Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Recruiter call Presentation
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral Presentation
The first part was a technical assessment, including a data science case study and a SQL query. Then, I had a chat with the hiring manager about my background and to go over the company and role expectations. Finally, I gave a project presentation to a panel of five people.
Confirmed questions1 question
- For the given data example, what distribution do you think would be best?
Verisk
Data Scientist
Senior Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
So, there were like 5 to 7 rounds total. It wasn't super technical in terms of coding, but more focused on situational leadership stuff, my past projects, and just general technical knowledge. They asked about previous projects, my aspirations, and what I expect as far as responsibilities. Also talked about the company a bit, and ended with negotiations.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you walk me through your past projects?
- How do you typically approach solving a data science problem?
- Describe your previous projects.
Verisk
Data Scientist
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Take home Recruiter call
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
Applied for the Data Scientist role on Linkedin Easy Apply. Got a 75-minute HackerRank test with 10 questions, one of which was a coding question with a pass/fail feedback. Found the questions easy and think I got 100% by taking screenshots and showing my professor. A few days later, a Senior Recruiter from the UK office sent some questions, which I took as a sign I passed the test. Answered them 9 hours later, all positively, except I mentioned I don't have a Polish work permit as a non-EU citizen. 8 days later, got feedback saying they found other candidates who performed better on the assessment, which I found confusing given my high score. I asked for feedback on which answers were wrong but was told they couldn't provide it. The whole process felt untrustworthy, like they didn't respect my time and their negative Glassdoor reviews are probably accurate.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- How soon would you be able to start if you were hired?
- Are you legally permitted to work in Poland?
- What is your lowest acceptable salary expectation, in PLN gross per month?
Verisk Data Scientist Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Verisk interview reports.
“Regarding feature selection, what are the pros and cons of L1 versus L2 regularization?”
Read reports →“Could you explain the R square and adjusted R2?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the tradeoff between variance and bias?”
Read reports →“For the given data example, what distribution do you think would be best?”
Read reports →“Are you legally permitted to work in Poland?”
Read report →“When pandemic restrictions are eased, would you be able to travel to our Krakow office?”
Read report →“What is your lowest acceptable salary expectation, in PLN gross per month?”
Read report →“How do you go about analyzing a dataset that's given to you?”
Read report →“Could you write code for a basic algorithm?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 31 Verisk interview reports.