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Updated Jan 18, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Analyst at Urban Science
Posted Jan 18, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Detroit, MI (took 2 weeks)
I started with a phone interview with a recruiter, then with two of the senior analysts. The first was more informal and about my background. In the second they asked some simpler technical questions.
There was a interview day after that with about ten potential employees. It included talks from current employees, a skills, test, and one on one interviews. The people were very nice and the company atmosphere seemed very positive.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Associate at Urban Science
Posted Dec 1, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Long Beach, CA (took 1 week)
I was contacted by a recruiter to do an interview screening. The screening was short and consisted of 5 quick technical questions. After the screening, I received another phone call asking if I would like to schedule an onsite interview. Also, in that conversation, the recruiter asked me questions about my technical background and prior employment which was used later to tailor the interpersonal skill, team work, and technical portions of my interview.
The first interview was in front of three senior managers who each had different responsibilities in the company. Each manager was friendly and had his/her own concerns with my background that was prepared for them. After the interview, each manager was eager to answer questions pertaining to the role, the company, or their role.
Second interview consisted of a mixed group of managers with the same interview format.
Positives: Quick response compared to other companies that have you wait for weeks. Interviewers were encouraging and helpful when I seemed troubled during some problems. Having been on many interviews, it was a relief to be interviewed by a company that focuses heavily on your interpersonal skills as well as your technical knowledge which gave me a good feeling about the culture; no egos, family feeling, and everybody loves their role. Technical questions were questions that a software engineer should know.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Associate at Urban Science
Posted Nov 22, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Long Beach, CA (took a day)
The recruiter was very pleasant, informative and encourging. She was very patient and understanding. She had an accent but was easy to understand. She asked good questions and rephrased the questions if I wasn't quite understanding them or needed help. The technical questions were all SQL related, some easy some a little harder but a fair exploration of my skills in that area. She also asked me about my experience in OOP, nothing too indepth just a sort of self evaluation. She said more technical questions would follow at the interview. She also said that their may be a test involved at the interview but nothing too difficult and that they don't expect you to get everything right. They like to see how you think. The company specializes in analytics and develops proprietary software. Most of their customers are in the auto industry. They have lots of international sites and tend to promote from within. She said that they have their own on line University to get certified in areas that will help in career.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Associate at Urban Science
Posted Nov 22, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Long Beach, CA (took 2 weeks)
Before interviewing in-person, I received a phone screening from one of their recruiters. The recruiter was pretty friendly and helpful. She explained the company to me in detail, and told me about the positions available. She asked me questions about my education and technical background based on my resume, and then asked a few SQL questions. A few days later I received an email scheduling an in-person interview.
The interview went really well too. The people there were friendlier than those at any other company I had interviewed with. In the first interview, I was interviewed by 5 people, who were all surprisingly chill and supportive. The atmosphere was light and they responded to my answers very encouragingly, which made me less nervous. They asked pretty much the same questions that all interviewers ask about education, personality, strengths and weaknesses, prior learning experiences, job expectations, etc. They also asked one critical thinking question, which I guess was to check my thought process. Later the same day, I received a phone call scheduling the second interview.
The second interview was pretty much the same as the first, just different people (3 this time). Similar questions were asked, and a few days later, I received an offer.
It was overall really positive, which is why I chose their company over others.
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Honestly the benefits and salary were already more than I had expected, so I didn't negotiate. If you wanted to though, I think they'd be open to it.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Software Developer at Urban Science
Posted Oct 18, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 2 days)
The person I spoke with sounded pleasant at first, but once the person got down to asking questions, the interviewer was very nit picky and asked a lot of personality questions and only one technical question. Not only did the person ask personality questions that were repetitive in nature, but the person was so unsatisfied with my answers just because I did not adequately have these specific negative personal life experience that this person was actually so bold as to suggest I was not intent on getting a job due to my answers not matching the expectation of this said interviewer. This person was very rude and I definitely would not ever work for this company if all they value is based upon whether i have these negative personal life experience and not whether I have relevant technical experience dealing with the job position. I do not think this person even knows enough technical details to even conduct the interview as this person could not even understand the extent of what I described in my project and definitely does not understand the value of working hard to achieve deadlines; rather instead belittles the interviewee.
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Consultant at Urban Science
Posted Feb 3, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in Detroit, MI (took 1 week)
First interview was a phone interview with a recruiter. I got a very long overview of the company, the specific team, and then a general description of the positions available. I was asked to choose which position I liked. Was asked general questions about my background, then the recruiter asked specific SQL syntax. I was told that the next step would be another phone interview.
The recruiter was very friendly, relaxed, and informative.
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Associate Consultant at Urban Science
Posted Dec 1, 2009 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Detroit, MI (took a day)
Gave questions pertaining to the position: Tested SQL knowledge asking about common commands, asked for desired salary on the first interview, asked desired position from four choices (database manager, database analyzer, developer, consultant). Very nice and pleasant interview experience. Didn't need too much background knowledge of the company (although the job description was vague to begin with). Following steps is a phone call requesting an on-site interview (in this case at their Detroit, MI location) or notifying of not being accepted to the next round.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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