I applied online. I interviewed at ESS Inc. (Tualatin, OR)
Interview
scheduled an interview with the recruiter three times one time did not show up and the other two declined after reaching out and expressed their interest. I even went to their office personally and expleained what happened to and their answer was to reschedule an appointment with the same recruiter.
Interviewed with 5 people remotely from Head of Sales, VP of Sales, Engineering, Product, and other sales people. Range of friendly to pushy individuals but they seemed knowledgeable. All in all, seemed like a company that was in start up mode even though they're listed on NYSE.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at ESS Inc. (Portland, OR) in Sept 2024
Interview
As far as I know, ESS is advertising to hire a data scientist since 2023.
They have not hired anyone yet because 1) they don't know what data science or machine learning is; they learn from you; 2) they expect to find someone who has already understood what they are doing and what their technical problems are, especially in the R&D section. After five rounds of interviews, I am convinced that they never hire anyone because they don't know what data science is; they cannot realize an eligible applicant, and there is no data scientist outside who has experienced their R&D problems. In all interviews, they ask rudimentary questions and cannot evaluate your skills and knowledge. I promise they will never hire anyone. I bet.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A bounch of prescreening questions like:
What was it about our posting that caught your attention?
Why do you think you would be a good fit for this role?
Tell me about any experience you have had working with other scientists and mfg. engineers to analyze data? Explain
How about collaborating with software engineers – in what capacity?
Have you had the opportunity to develop/own a wide range of reproducible/shareable ad-hoc analyses? Explain
Experience utilizing Machine Learning? Explain
Would you feel comfortable delivering data/topics with various audiences? Stakeholders and executives?
Would you be willing to relocate to the area?
What are your salary requirements for this role?