Feb 27, 2013. David Tunkelang, Director, Data Science at LinkedIn, shares his Strata Conference (Santa Clara, Feb 26-28, 2013) presentation on how to interview a data scientist.

The main takeaways:

1. Keep it real.

• Avoid whiteboard coding. Filter with FizzBuzz.
• Use real-world algorithms questions.
• Ask candidates to design your products.

2. No gotchas.

• Gotchas reduce the signal-to-noise ratio.

3. Maybe = no.

• Bad hires suck. Be conservative.
• Trust your team.

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