Introduction
WhenwefirstwrotetheSpringboardCareersGuidetoDataScience,wedidn’texpectthe
engagementit’dgarner.Thousandsofpeoplesignedupinafewdays,confirmingourbeliefthat
therewasascarcityofgreatadviceonwhatisanexcitingbutnebulousfield.
Inspeakingwithmoreandmorepeople,wefoundonlyafewgreatresourcesthatexplainedhow
tobreakintoadatasciencecareer.Therewereindividualstoriesandcollectionsofinterview
questions,butwecouldn’tfindafullguidetocovereverythingaboutthedatascienceinterview
processfromhowtogetaninterviewinthefirstplacetohowtodealwithanyofferedpositions.
Iwantedaguidecollectingperspectivesfrompeopleonbothsidesofthetable.Iwantedtotalkto
recruiterswhorefercandidates,hiringmanagerswhotableoffers,andcandidateswhohad
successfullymadeitthroughthedatascienceinterviewtodemystifythedatascienceinterview
processwithinsightsfrompeoplewhohadpreviouslygonethroughtheprocess.Icoauthored
thisbookwithSriKanajanaseniordatascientistinNewYorkCityatamajor
investmentbank.
AtSpringboard,we’vetaughtthousandsofdatascienceaspirantsthroughourmentored
workshops.Webuiltlarge,engagedcommunitiesofmentorsandalumni,whichaffordusaunique
vantagepointtodeliverreallifeperspectivesonthedatascienceinterviewprocess.
Itwasdifficultcollectingeverythinghere,likeitwasdifficultformanyofthecandidateswhomade
itthroughtheprocess.Someoftheleadersindatascience,includingtheChiefDataScientistof
theUnitedStates,hadtogothroughsixmonthsofwaitingbeforetheygotanoffer!Most
companies’datascienceinterviewprocessesaredesignedtoweedoutallbutthemostdetermined
andskilledcandidates.Itcanseem,attimes,likeahurdlepreventinganysanejobseekerfrom
entering.Yet,whiletheinvestmentcanseemimmense,thereturncanbeevengreater.
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