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> What do data scientists do? The title is very broad and it could mean a bunch of different things at different companies. But it almost always involves a sol
by beforeolives 6y ago
> What do data scientists do?
The title is very broad and it could mean a bunch of different things at different companies. But it almost always involves a solid understanding of statistics, hence the probability questions in the interviews.
- microtherion 5y agoGP might have been asking a rhetorical question. A data scientist's job is literally figuring out what they are "supposed to do with [...] probability related word problems". So from the article, it seemed that the interviews were quite relevant to the jobs advertised, and that the applicant truly was not a good fit for them.
- cutemonster 5y agoA bit interesting that he reacted with: > about 20 of these in-person interviews going poorly ... it seemed like everyone I interviewed with was a caricature of narcissism and delusions of grandeur. instead of reflecting over if maybe maths is actually on topic for a data science job. It's also odd, I think, that the companies didn't ask some probability questions in a phone screen, saving time for him and themselves.
- thu2111 5y agoData scientists also do a lot of SQL queries. The point is that this guy appears to have explained why he's not getting offers in the blog post, possibly without realising it: maybe he doesn't have the skills he claims to have.