Zurich North America Data Scientist 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 Zurich North America.
Zurich North America
Data Scientist
Entry Easy Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral
First, a recruiter contacted me about the job and my background for an initial phone screen. They mentioned HR would contact me by the end of the week. When HR didn't reach out, I emailed the recruiter. They said there might have been a misunderstanding and HR would contact me early the next week. If not, I should email them again. However, HR still didn't contact me, and then I was rejected without any HR round occurring.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me about your background?
Zurich North America
Data Scientist Intern
Intern Average Positive experience Decline offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
So it was a 2 part interview process. First, an HR round that lasted about 30 minutes. Then, a Hiring Manager round that was much longer, about 1.5 to 2 hours. For the HM round, you really need to be ready to talk about anything on your resume and have specific examples for the job qualifications. They also asked technical questions covering stats, ML, and coding, specifically asking if you can do it in Python or R.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you describe your experience with large datasets?
Zurich North America
Data Scientist
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The entire interview process spanned approximately 3 weeks. It began with an HR phone screening. The subsequent round involved both a Behavioral and a Technical interview conducted via video call with two team members. I'm uncertain if there were any further stages.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Tell me about a time you disagreed with a colleague and had to convince them to see your point of view.
- Describe a situation where you had to take the initiative and act as a leader.
Zurich North America Data Scientist Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Zurich North America interview reports.
“Can you tell me about machine learning algorithms?”
Read reports →“Could you describe a supervised learning problem using insurance data?”
Read reports →“What about basic statistics?”
Read reports →“What motivates your interest in Zurich and the insurance sector?”
Read reports →“How is your knowledge of R?”
Read report →“What aspect of your current school work are you most proud of?”
Read report →“And your knowledge of Python?”
Read report →“Tell me about a time you disagreed with a colleague and had to convince them to see your point of view.”
Read report →“Share an instance where you had a disagreement with a colleague and had to convince them of your viewpoint. What would you change if you had to do it again?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 8 Zurich North America interview reports.