RejectedTechnical Screen

A SQL and Open-Ended EDA Phone Screen, Rejected Days Later

MolocoData Scientist · Technical Screen · Apr 2026

Sharing an interview report for a niche ad company. A recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn about an opening on a Product Analytics Data Science team. Before the interview they sent over a prep doc saying the technical phone screen would cover SQL + Python/R, with the focus on data manipulation, not modeling. The prep doc also mentioned they might ask about past project details and what I learn…

Shared by a candidate · reported Apr 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.