Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Known with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 27% positive. To compare, the company-average is 31.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Known overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Known as a Data Scientist according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 22%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 9%
Personality test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 4%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Known (New York, NY) in Aug 2021
Interview
4 Steps process includes math/stats brain teasers, a coding session, ML session, and a general overview. The coding session is only 30 min and covers questions from python and SQL. Python questions are easy but if you don't use that particular method or function they are testing you on very often, you can waste the whole time on one problem. You'll still solve it but not the way they intended it. Overall, the coding interview (and the particular interviewer I had) was the weakest link in the process that didn't really show anything. The interview process is okay but too much talk and no time for action.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Step 1. Math brain teasers
Step 2. Coding (list comprehension, pandas, SQL joins)
Step 3. ML technical chat
Step 4. Another chat with the manager about work expectations, a bit technical, a bit behavioral
The interview process involved four rounds. It included a coding test focused on Pandas and a case study that required combining data insights with marketing domain knowledge. Communication is also important. Be prepared well!
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Known (New York, NY) in Sep 2024
Interview
I scheduled a phone interview with HR after receiving their email. The interview lasted around 10 minutes. after completing the interview, I received a rejection email other than the next step.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some simple questions which the HR just simply decided to move forward with the candidate. Experience? Location? Salary expected?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Known
Interview
The process was basically: Initial recruiter call, a math/analytical interview, a coding interview, a final interview with the hiring manager. But it was fairly obvious that the recruiter and the hiring manager had no idea what was going on. The information I received from the recruiter was that there would be nothing I'd have to prepare for, but the interview actually ended up being rather detailed. I was asked to explain concepts that I was unprepared/rusty in (it's not every day that I need to explain what a regression is in layman's terms). All in all - the questions weren't supposed to trip you up if you had prep.
It was very disheartening and demoralizing to have finished that final interview so ill prepared, especially when every other round went so well.
Also, who even asks "where do you see yourself in 5 years" anymore? What a vague, loaded question.
I was ghosted soon after the interview ended - they couldn't even respect me enough to send me a rejection email.
Glad I didn't get the job cause the tech industry ultimately pays way better.