My secret to nailing data science interview after 25 failures
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It was hard and every interview was like an eye-opener. You can say, I was the one who was learning from failure. But was it enough to get one success?
I was not sure, because learning was coming in pieces and I was not sure whether my answers are correct or in the right direction. Many times, I lose the point of the questions. It was more like a stressful journey.
Later, my friend suggested me to get help from an experienced data scientist. Being an experienced data scientist, he/she would know the drill and can certainly become a deal-breaker for me.
I started looking for a Data Scientist who is generous enough to help me. After approaching more than 50 people, I was surprised not to receive even one reply. I was shattered.
One day, completely despair I saw one post on the Instagram. A data scientist was helping people like me to prepare for interviews not like providing the cheat sheet or question answers, but 1:1. I checked the details and talked to him. He understood my situation and suggested me mock interviews to stimulate the real interview environment and help me where I am wrong or potentially missing the point.
We had 4 mock interviews. Every interview was more like a progressive discussion than a stressful, drilling interview. It helped me understand the interviewer's perspective, fine-tune my approach and understand the technical depth and even understand the hidden agenda of the questions.
My friend was right. It became a deal-breaker for me. I went for my next interview very positively. It was a long interview for 2 hours. The next morning I saw an email from the recruiter congratulating me for interview success and asking for availability for the final HR round.
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