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Prepare Behavioral Questions for Data Science Interviews

Nail the data science interviews with confidence, part 5

Zijing Zhu, PhD
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9 min readJun 15, 2021

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I have listed the technical questions to practice in machine learning, statistics, and probability theory in my previous articles regarding data science interview preparations. I have also discussed the strategies that can be used to prepare case study questions before and during data science interviews. This article is the fifth article of the data science interview preparation series, and it will be focused on behavioral questions. I will first discusses how to prepare the behavioral round and then list some frequently asked questions for you to practice the techniques.

I like the behavioral round the most in the interview process because it is quite relaxing compared to other technical rounds. Before I know any strategies for answering behavioral questions, I always felt like I was chatting with someone about interesting experiences I have had during this round. Although a less stressful mindset is something nice to have during an interview, an over-relaxing altitude may not help you impress the interviewers. I ended up talking too many details and lost the chance of proving I have what the interviewers were looking for. Keep in mind that even though you are mostly chatting with…

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Zijing Zhu, PhD
Zijing Zhu, PhD

Written by Zijing Zhu, PhD

Ph.D. in Economics | Data Scientist @Cisco | Top 1000 Writer in Medium| Lifetime Learner | https://www.linkedin.com/in/zijingzhu/

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