It was hard and every interview was like an eye opener. You can say, I was the one who was learning from failure. But was it enough to get one success.
I was not sure, because learning was coming in pieces and I was not sure whether my answers are correct or in the right direction. Many times, I lose the point of the questions. It was more like a stressful journey.
Later, my friend suggested me to get help from an experienced data-scientist. Being an experienced data scientist, he/she would know the drill and can certainly become a deal breaker for me.
I started looking for a Data Scientist who is generous enough to help me. After approaching more than 50 people, I was surprised not receiving even one reply. I was shattered.
One day, completely despair I saw one post on the Instagram. A data scientist was helping people like me to prepare for interview not like providing the cheat sheet or question answers, but 1:1. I checked the details and talked to him. He understood my situation and suggested me mock interviews to stimulate the real interview environment and help me where I am wrong or potentially missing the point.
We had 4 mock interviews. Every interview was more like a progressive discussion than a stressful, drilling interview. It helped me understand the interviewer perspective, fine tune my approach and understand the technical depth and even understand the hidden agenda of the questions.
My friend was right. It became a deal breaker for me. I went for my next interview very positively. It was a long interview for 2 hours. Next morning I saw an email from recruiter congratulating me for interview success and asking for availability for final HR round.
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