I have also done 100+ interviews and I can say that his you from an answer is as important as the answer itself.
If it helps I have 2 questions that also help me massively:
1) when it comes to the technical side of things, I like to ask “if you can choose between speed vs accuracy, what would you choose and how would you do it in [scenario X]
2) when it comes to the understanding why is someone interviewing, I like to ask “out of the Data Science umbrella - ML, AI, data engineering, experimentation, etc - which one would you choose for your next role, and what would you tradeoff if you couldn’t do that”
Soft skills can be more ambiguous than hard skills. Much like anything though, the more you practice, the more you perfect it. What works for you best in the soft skills arena is dependent on your personality, life experience and general likes and dislikes.
Glad you enjoyed the read! Adding to what Mandy mentioned, if you have a recruiter working with you in the process, some companies are willing to either give you some pointers about what kind of questions are asked (in this case you can practice based on the hint they provide), or even connect you with an employee to chat about the interview (Meta offered for me to connect with an employee to practice the coding round).
So take advantage of the resources provided by folks you work with in the recruiting process.
hey Ryan! For mock interviews I recommend 2 things:
- If you're familiar with it, practice on your own recording yourself, and watch it back. Plus, ask your friends in the same field to role play with you
- If you're unfamiliar with it, seek guidance from people who offer mock interview coaching
Best read for the day ❤️
I love this. So many people lose out on opportunities because they don’t focus on soft/people skills.
100% agree
This is gold Mandy.
I have also done 100+ interviews and I can say that his you from an answer is as important as the answer itself.
If it helps I have 2 questions that also help me massively:
1) when it comes to the technical side of things, I like to ask “if you can choose between speed vs accuracy, what would you choose and how would you do it in [scenario X]
2) when it comes to the understanding why is someone interviewing, I like to ask “out of the Data Science umbrella - ML, AI, data engineering, experimentation, etc - which one would you choose for your next role, and what would you tradeoff if you couldn’t do that”
Hope this helps too!
Love those questions Jose!
love your questions Jose
Soft skills can be more ambiguous than hard skills. Much like anything though, the more you practice, the more you perfect it. What works for you best in the soft skills arena is dependent on your personality, life experience and general likes and dislikes.
well said. no matter what skill it is, one thing will always be true: the more you practice, the better you get
Very important pointers.
Really great article Mandy. You mentioned mock interviews, do you have any specific recommendations there?
Glad you enjoyed the read! Adding to what Mandy mentioned, if you have a recruiter working with you in the process, some companies are willing to either give you some pointers about what kind of questions are asked (in this case you can practice based on the hint they provide), or even connect you with an employee to chat about the interview (Meta offered for me to connect with an employee to practice the coding round).
So take advantage of the resources provided by folks you work with in the recruiting process.
great add! When I was at Meta I offered to connect with candidates on Meta's portal so they did pair me up with people
hey Ryan! For mock interviews I recommend 2 things:
- If you're familiar with it, practice on your own recording yourself, and watch it back. Plus, ask your friends in the same field to role play with you
- If you're unfamiliar with it, seek guidance from people who offer mock interview coaching
Hope this helps