Why Do We Need Flashcards Now?

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I've been in some like really full-on technical interviews where they're like describe this function and I'm like fuck I haven't used this function in like four years. You're just you're basically just gamifying yourself right? We should never have any system where we need flashcards, he says. He thinks there's a degree of whatever makes you more comfortable and feel prepared.

So, you finally took that recruiter's call, and then you made it through the initial phone screen. You weren't really expecting that to happen, but now you're facing an actual interview! It sounds intense and, yet, you're not sure what to expect or how to prepare for it. Flash cards with statistical concepts? A crash course in Python? LinkedIn stalking of current employees of the company? Maybe. We asked Jay Feng from Interview Query to join us to discuss strategies and tactics for data scientists and analyst interviews, and we definitely wanted to hire him by the time we were done! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.