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How to Be Better Prepared for Virtual Data Science Interviews
Nail the data science interviews with confidence, part 5
This article is the fifth part of my “nail the data science interviews with confidence” series. In the previous articles, I was mostly focused on discussing technical questions in machine learning, statistics, probability theories, and case studies during the data science interview. It is important to not only showcase your hard skills but also essential to demonstrate soft skills like communication skills during interviews. As traditional in-person interviews have been widely suspended due to the pandemic, how to present the best of yourself over the screen is a challenging task for all interviewees. During the past months of job-hunting, I have had over 30 virtual interviews with different people from different companies in different rounds. In this article, I want to provide some tips on preparing virtual interviews better based on my experience.
Before the interviews
Once getting the interview invitation, respond to your recruiter regarding the best time and date for you. If you need to change the time afterward, make sure to contact the recruiter ASAP. After setting up the date and time, you can start preparing for the interviews in the following steps:
