I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Yahoo in Oct 2019
Interview
First phone screening, than a coding test to do in 4 days. That is where I stopped. The rest of the processus was explained and was 1 skype interview with a debriefing on the test and 1 final on site interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you describe a gaussian distribution to someone who has never heard about it ?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Yahoo (New York, NY)
Interview
Recruiter passed me off to hiring manager. HM was not interested in the meeting at all. Described the role and company but did not bother asking any relevant questions regarding my experience. 10 minutes into the interview, HM asked me if I had any questions. I ended up carrying the conversation for 25 minutes asking questions.
Job description did not match the responsibilities the hiring manager was laying out. Description said Data Science but HM was talking about something else entirely that had nothing to do with DS. Major red flag there.
Overall, it was a waste of time as the HM was very distracted and exuded negativity.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself.
Do you have any questions for me?
Get a first round technical interview invitation 2 days after I applied online, then get final round invitation the day after I did first round. Get rejected 2 days after I did the final round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Medium level SQL questions. Probability questions. AB testing questions and behavioral questions.
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Yahoo (San Jose, CA) in Jan 2022
Interview
First round is technical round - asks several A/B testing questions and then a few medium level SQL coding questions live in coderpad. Interviewer was fairly friendly, and the if you study up A/B testing interview questions it should be fine. The SQL questions aren't too bad if you have prior knowledge with SQL.
Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Yahoo with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 17% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Yahoo overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Yahoo as a Data Scientist according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
One on one interview: 27%
Presentation: 18%
Skills test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
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