I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at IQVIA (Bengaluru) in Jan 2022
Interview
I was being considered for the Senior Consultant position.
I have 7 + years of Data Science/ ML experience where I lead and oversee a team of Data Scientists in my current role.
To start off, there are a lot of gaps in terms of HR scheduling the interview , to lack of clarity as to which role they are hiring.
I received the first HR round in November and later had no communication at all. Then all of a sudden in January they send me an interview invite without even letting me know which role they are hiring for and the Job Description.
In terms of the technical interviewer, I pity the way they conduct interviews as they still ask you to write machine compilable code in Teams chat window where the interviewer himself does not know the answers to a few questions. (Feels like we are still in stone age)
15 minutes in to the interview, I had clarity that I will not take up this opportunity even if I crack the interview as the people whom I'm supposed to deal with do not even have basic understanding and responsibilities of a Data Scientist.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) Create 2 data frames and merge them using pandas.
2) Explain Logistic Regression Loss function.
3) Python Hard coding related to custom functions in chat window.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at IQVIA (Amsterdam)
Interview
The interview process was slow and quite drawn out. In total, I completed five interviews. The interviewers were lovely, and the questions were generally reasonable and not overly difficult. However, the process itself often felt unclear. For example, after my final-round interview, I was told I had received positive feedback and that they wanted to progress me to another final round. In that subsequent interview, I was told there may not be enough business in the area I had applied for, and asked whether I would be open to working in other areas, despite a previous interviewer suggesting they wanted me to specialise in a different area. Overall, I found the communication somewhat inconsistent and confusing. The process took around three months in total, which felt unnecessarily drawn out.
Mix of behavioral and technical skills. Focus on understanding the current role and diversity of experiences. How I managed a team, handled challenging situations, value I bring to the table
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at IQVIA in Feb 2025
Interview
Erstes Gespräch mit HR - Erfahrung, Fit, Motivation; zweites Gespräch mit Abteilungsleitung - Erfahrung, case study zum Umgang mit Datenbanken; drittes Gespräch mit Leitung einer anderen Abteilung - business case study
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Wie gehen Sie mit Fehlern um, die Sie/Ihr Team gemacht haben/hat?