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- Describe relative pros and cons of Object Oriented programming - Write a function that computes raising an integer to an exponent, and discuss runtime complexity issues (they want to see pointless trivia answer with recursion on half the exponent). - Talk about some natural language processing applications, general machine learning. Interviewer didn't seem to know many details about machine learning. - Write a function that transforms some input text into word counts.
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Principal Machine Learning Architect

Interviewed at FactSet

3.9
May 23, 2018

- Describe relative pros and cons of Object Oriented programming - Write a function that computes raising an integer to an exponent, and discuss runtime complexity issues (they want to see pointless trivia answer with recursion on half the exponent). - Talk about some natural language processing applications, general machine learning. Interviewer didn't seem to know many details about machine learning. - Write a function that transforms some input text into word counts.

I thought the interviews went very well, I did a good presentation and built excellent rapport with the interviewers (or so I thought). I then got completely ghosted having been told I would hear back in the next day. Much to my shock, as I had put a lot of work into the presentation and was in full time employment. This left me with an incredibly negative interview experience and perception of Scede. Having not heard from my main contact there a week later I chased one of the senior people who had interviewed me, asking for an update. It was only then that I received feedback, no real reason given why I didn't get an offer. I thought if this is how they handle feedback, I wonder how good their people are across the business handling feedback on behalf of the clients they work with. Not impressed!!!
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Principal Talent Acquisition Partner

Interviewed at Scede.io

4.4
Nov 28, 2022

I thought the interviews went very well, I did a good presentation and built excellent rapport with the interviewers (or so I thought). I then got completely ghosted having been told I would hear back in the next day. Much to my shock, as I had put a lot of work into the presentation and was in full time employment. This left me with an incredibly negative interview experience and perception of Scede. Having not heard from my main contact there a week later I chased one of the senior people who had interviewed me, asking for an update. It was only then that I received feedback, no real reason given why I didn't get an offer. I thought if this is how they handle feedback, I wonder how good their people are across the business handling feedback on behalf of the clients they work with. Not impressed!!!

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