Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Block overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Block as a Data Scientist according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Block in Mar 2023
Interview
1. HR interview, with salary expectations and quick question about SQL
2. Hiring manager interview, with question about past project, and why I want to work at Square.
3. Machine learning interview with data scientist, where I had to fit a quick ML model on my own computer to a dataset, and talk about various metrics related to the model.
4. Data manipulation interview with two data scientists, where I had to process a dataset on my own computer.
5. A/B testing interview with data scientist, where I had to explain my thought process regarding running an A/B test.
6. Business interview with stakeholder, where I had to explain my thought process regarding running a project with a stakeholder.
7. Final hiring manager interview, where the hiring manager asked me how I deal with conflict.
The HR representative and hiring manager had a hostile/aggressive demeanour during the interview, which threw me off.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Block in Dec 2023
Interview
The interview process was pretty good up until the final FOUR HOUR 'on-site' which included technical components and lots of scenario discussion. One interview expected you to write a rhetorical SQL code with a schema outline but no actual IDE to write or execute the SQL.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Block in Oct 2023
Interview
Spoke with the recruiter about previous work experience. Asks you to describe a project in detail and explained the interview process with consists of a technical assessment and meeting with the hiring team