Phd Scientist Interview Questions

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The actual interview questions were fairly typical. The most unexpected questions I received was at the end of the day with HR. I was asked, of the managers that I spoke with, which research area I would not want to work in.
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PhD Career Development Program Scientist

Interviewed at Air Products

3.7
Mar 5, 2013

The actual interview questions were fairly typical. The most unexpected questions I received was at the end of the day with HR. I was asked, of the managers that I spoke with, which research area I would not want to work in.

Mostly you have to speak about 15-20 mins and the questions and conversation should fill out rest of the time. Most questions are follow up of what you speak. What is difference between your work and what is already available? How did you do it and how the plan came to you? What did you learn from the experience? Be precise in your answering.
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PhD Material Scientist

Interviewed at Dow

3.9
Oct 13, 2013

Mostly you have to speak about 15-20 mins and the questions and conversation should fill out rest of the time. Most questions are follow up of what you speak. What is difference between your work and what is already available? How did you do it and how the plan came to you? What did you learn from the experience? Be precise in your answering.

Screening Interview: Five questions were asked, four on linear regression and one on statistical coding. regression questions were not hard and would require a good review of the basics of linear regression, assumptions, and violations. Coding question only required understanding of matrices and numpy library in python.
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MS/PhD Data Scientist

Interviewed at Google

4.4
Nov 14, 2021

Screening Interview: Five questions were asked, four on linear regression and one on statistical coding. regression questions were not hard and would require a good review of the basics of linear regression, assumptions, and violations. Coding question only required understanding of matrices and numpy library in python.

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