Associate Research Scientist Interview Questions

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Predict the output of various circuits Explain some basic chemistry concepts: multiple right answers for some questions, but interviewer only looking for the one he/she knows or has memorized as a part of the interview process.
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Research Scientist

Interviewed at Apple

4.1
Feb 4, 2023

Predict the output of various circuits Explain some basic chemistry concepts: multiple right answers for some questions, but interviewer only looking for the one he/she knows or has memorized as a part of the interview process.

How did you account for <issues that are commonly known about problem domain>? Do you know if there are any disadvantages to using this method/algorithm/model? Can you explain in detail how <algorithm referenced in presentation code but called from ext library> works? How would you work on this code collaboratively? Are there any improvements you would make to the code before production? How would you make this script machine readable? What was your experience like working with <programming language> on <project in CV>?
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Research Data Scientist/Research Software Engineer

Interviewed at The Alan Turing Institute

2.6
Oct 29, 2021

How did you account for <issues that are commonly known about problem domain>? Do you know if there are any disadvantages to using this method/algorithm/model? Can you explain in detail how <algorithm referenced in presentation code but called from ext library> works? How would you work on this code collaboratively? Are there any improvements you would make to the code before production? How would you make this script machine readable? What was your experience like working with <programming language> on <project in CV>?

Can't recall the specific questions and they varied by individual. The worst questions were from someone who grilled me on steps of analyses and actually said "pretend you are walking to your computer. Now tell me how you are going to analyze your data." Others were more innocuous but there was still an element of testing ad nauseum.
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Applied Research Scientist

Interviewed at Apple

4.1
Jun 30, 2021

Can't recall the specific questions and they varied by individual. The worst questions were from someone who grilled me on steps of analyses and actually said "pretend you are walking to your computer. Now tell me how you are going to analyze your data." Others were more innocuous but there was still an element of testing ad nauseum.

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