Top Questions To Detect Unskilled Data Scientists In Job Interviews

With data science subsumed into critical systems across a wide range of industries, it demands that greater care is taken when recruiting for these positions. Moreover, in some cases, an erroneous evaluation can not only affect a company’s profit margins, but also potentially put lives at risk. For instance, with data science integrated into the AI engines of self-driving companies or medical products and services, there is far more at stake. Looking for ideal candidates who are stress-resistant and adept at vital technologies is challenging enough, but the volley of ‘fake’ data scientists masquerading as skilled professionals makes it even harder.  With data scientists hailed as one of the ‘sexiest jobs of the 21st century’, there is an emerging trend of more and more people branding themselves as such, even if they remotely happen to work with data, or have a few related tech skills.  While not intentional in most cases, this can largely be attributed to the nove