In this chapter, you will learn how to conduct an efficient data science interview. We will explore how a hiring process can be tied to real working experience so that the candidates you seek will clearly understand what kind of job they will need to do. The advice in this chapter will help you to get rid of unnecessary interviewing rituals and make the hiring process more efficient.
How long has it been since you went through a technical interview? Was it a pleasant experience? And if you got through it, can you judge the relevance of your interview questions to your day-to-day work? I bet that the experience was awful. The common complaints are that all interviews are stressful, and the questions are not relevant. Technical interviews are deeply flawed. We imagine that we are using a rational way of thought to pass candidates through a sieve...