I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Inkitt in Feb 2016
Interview
I applied for this position over 2 years ago and I am still awaiting a response. The position, along with several others, has remained open during that time.
I had 2 skype calls, several email threads and an exercise to prepare over the course of 2 months. The fact that I never heard back from does not surprise me given the other interview and employment experiences here – as well as general feedback about the company from their target audiences online.
Probably the most amateur recruitment experience I've endured. Avoid.
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Inkitt response
7y
Hey there,
thanks for your honest review.
We have improved our recruitment process in the past to make it faster, more transparent and as accurate as possible to minimize the margin for error. We deeply apologize for what happened in your application process. You should definitely get an answer and know what's going on with your application at any given time throughout the whole process.
Maybe we were amateurs back then, but we're constantly learning and improving to lift up our recruitment to a more professional level. At some point, our paths may cross again and we might have a chance to shed some new light on our recruiting.
We wish you all the best for your future!
Your Inkitt Team
I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Inkitt
Interview
I reached out to the HR team with my resume and cover letter. I received a request to interview over the phone with the business development head about a week later. I was given a conference call link which was terrific as it meant I didn't need to incur international calling charges. The call went well, and I was asked a few days later to schedule a video interview. I thought everything went very well. I followed up after both interviews with thank you emails. I did not receive an acknowledgement of my email after the video call. Then a month later I received an email out of the blue about a wholly different position at the company from HR with no mention of my prior interviews. I wasn't interested in the position (and my experience was entirely unrelated to it), so I politely declined to apply for it. I then reached back out to the business development head to confirm they were not going forward with my application. I never heard back from anyone at the company and was essentially ghosted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you roll dice, how likely are you to come up with the number 6? (and a few variations of that question)
Hi there,
thanks for your honest review.
We apologize for the way your application was treated. It's not our intention to ghost anyone - we get ghosted all the time and therefore we know how this feels.
Since your application, we have worked on our recruitment to ensure that it becomes as transparent as possible so you know exactly where you currently are in the process and which next step is to come.
We wish you all the best for your future career!
Your Inkitt Team
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Inkitt in Oct 2017
Interview
I applied online, the initial phase was smooth: introductory call followed by a simple task to do exploratory data analysis. The final phase (screening by the lead data scientist) is what I'd like to warn fellow job applicants about:
The interviewer had no interest testing my knowledge of the fundamentals of data science, he was more interested in mapping my mind on feature engineering for their actual product (I heard the rattle of him writing down what I shared). I shared basic ideas to demonstrate I know how feature engineering works but withheld any more advanced ones. I advise applicants to do the same (or avoid working on their product during the interview) unless they want to give away free consultation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What features would you engineer to solve our problem (predicting best sellers)?
Hi there,
this is a tricky one! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
While it is absolutely true that you shouldn't give away free consultation, you have to understand that we're working with a very complex and unique product. Questions that are more product-specific serve two purposes:
1. They help you get a clear picture of the actual work you'd perform at our company.
2. They show us you understood this picture and are able and motivated to perform the work required.
The rattle of our Data Scientist might just be notes of him on how you approached a solution to the described problem.
It is hard to assess you correctly if you hold back information.
If I may suggest a piece of advice for the future: If you ever find yourself in the same situation, try to describe a similar problem that you have solved in your career that shows that you will be capable of working in the advanced areas of your skill set.
This way you'd demonstrate your expertise while at the same time not giving away free consultation for the product. :)
All the best for your future,
Your Inkitt Team
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