I applied online. I interviewed at Zillow in Nov 2020
Interview
Got contacted to finish an 10 hour take home assignment but since then I was ghosted. Followed up multiple times and no one responded. Please, respect your candidate's time and effort
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Complete a data science related coding task and provide write-up
Hello,
Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry to hear about your experience. Our process can sometimes involve take home assignments and we will take steps to ensure that we improve our process, examining the time it may take our candidates to complete. Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention.
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Rebecca McIntire
Director, Recruiting
Other Data Scientist Internship interview reviews for Zillow
The interview included 4 sessions, three in the morning and one in the afternoon. Three research-type interviews and one round of coding. The interviewers were friendly and asked in-depth questions in the ML field.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Select a predictive algorithm and talk through how it works.
We appreciate you leaving a review regarding your positive interview experience! If there's anything else you'd like to add, you can reach out to me directly at annie@zillowgroup.com. -Annie Rihn, VP of Recruiting
Applied online. Had first 1 hour technical/behavioral interview. 2 SQL questions + behavioral questions. Then got sent take home exercise. The exercise took hours since they wanted you to create your own dataset, make sense of the ask, and make a presentation for professional stakeholders. the document sent that explained the exercise had typos, wasn't clear, and seemed rushed. Then, two days later got a rejection email with no feedback. If you expect the applicants to all spend hours and days on the exercise, the least they could do is give feedback. Waste of my time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Data exercise asking if they should choose per lead or flat rate model.
Hello and thank you for your feedback. We strive to ensure positive candidate experiences throughout the interview process. We apologize that your experience was less than satisfactory, we will work to ensure the instructions are clear and free from error in the future. It is our policy not to provide direct candidate feedback to ensure future candidates cannot find information about the exercise that would give them an unfair advantage in the process. We want all candidates to have an equitable experience. We wish you the best of luck in your internship search. If you would like to share more, you can contact me directly at annie@zillowgroup.com. -Annie Rihn, VP of Recruiting
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