I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Vatic Labs (New York, NY) in Sep 2015
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter through linkedin and set up a phone interview after about a month of back and forth. After the phone interview I was told I would be given a skills test and if I passed I would move on to onsite interviews. I mentioned I needed the skills test soon since I had other deadlines. I never received the test. They seemed unprofessional but I guess that figures since it is a startup.
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Interview questions [1]
Question 1
brainteasers, regression, coding, probability questions
