I applied online. I interviewed at Coolblue in May 2022
Interview
The people were very friendly and the process was clear.
- 1st round: 30 min phone call with basic motivation questions (why Coolblue etc.), salary expectations (they said somewhere at the lower end of 3100 to 3600), and very basic data science questions
- 2nd round: 1h virtual interview, talking about a data science project of yours (20-30 mins) and some behavioural questions (mostly how you work in teams)
- 3rd round: 7 day take-home forecasting assignment and a report. They said it would take 1 day of work, but it took at least 4 days for me. It is also vague: there is a large emphasis on making it efficient, but there is no objective measurement for this. Explain everything
- 4th round: 30 min virtual interview about assignment and 2x 45 min virtual interview with data scientists perhaps about technical and behavioural questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you find interesting about Coolblue?
What are your salary expectations?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Coolblue (París) in Mar 2022
Interview
I had three different interviews, first was a phone call that lasted about 30 min, then a soft skill interview (about one hour) and a technical interview one hour. Everyone was very kind and attentive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Make sure to understand the culture of the company as you will be asked a lot of questions in regards to that. The whole process was lovely, the recruiter was really attentive.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Coolblue in May 2022
Interview
The interview process was tough, but fair. Consisted of 3 parts.
First a softskills interview, then a take home assignment, followed by a technical interview
The technical interview was in-depth and good knowledge of C# and design patterns is a requirement. The interviewers were very knowledgeable and asked tough questions. They were very pleasant to talk to and allowed me plenty of time to explain my decisions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Defend your design decisions in the take home assignment