Rohit Dutta: Placed at Ford Business Solutions

Rohit dutta ,221396,Msc,Statistics, studying in IIT Kanpur will be joining Ford Business Solutions. Profile Global Data Insights and Analytics (GDIA).. Here are some brief insights.

Shortlisted Profiles & Companies:

Barclays (Credit Consumer Risk) Citi Bank (Risk Analyst) Dolat Capital (Quantitative Analyst) United Airlines (Data Scientist) Involead (Data Scientist)

Selection Process of the Company you are selected in 1) Resume Shortlist, 2) GD, 3)Test

Test

Insights on the interview process

The aptitude questions were standard enough. The interviewers were very friendly and they focused on the approach of problem solving rather than exact detailing. The interview questions were mainly from core statistics and the key words mentioned in my resume.

Sample Interview Questions?

What are the assumptions of linear models? What is multicolinearity? What is adjusted R square? What is random forest and boosting? Explain your project on survival analysis. What is K means clustering? Given a word Ro6h71k9hk. Remove the numbers and re-write the word in python or write the approach. Give a guesstimate about how many electric charging stations for four-wheeler will be needed in 2025 in New Delhi?

Preparation Resources

Introduction to Statistics using R (ISLR). Stat quest’s you tube video different topics of Statistics. Krish Naik’s lecture series on different topics of Statistics.

Advice for students (do's and don'ts)

Focus on core things and the theory behind the application. Always try to think from applied point of view. Try to improve your coding skills. If anything, you do not know then do not lie, simply say I do not know. Be confident during the interview process.