Interview Preparation

Shaksham Kapoor

with Shaksham Kapoor

Interview preparation is about showing up with clarity, confidence, and a strong sense of how to present your experience. This MentorCruise session is designed to help you prepare for upcoming … Read more

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Shaksham Kapoor

Shaksham Kapoor

Associate Director | Senior Data Scientist at UBS

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About this session

Interview preparation is about showing up with clarity, confidence, and a strong sense of how to present your experience. This MentorCruise session is designed to help you prepare for upcoming interviews in a practical, personalized way, whether you are early in your career, making a transition, or aiming for a more competitive role.

You’ll work with an experienced mentor to sharpen your story, improve your answers, and get ready for the questions that matter most. Together, you can practice mock interviews, refine how you talk about your background, prepare for technical or behavioral rounds, and identify the areas that need the most work. The goal is to help you walk into the interview feeling more prepared, more polished, and more confident in your ability to stand out.

Your mentor

I am an experienced data science practitioner with expertise in NLP, and ML. In my stint as a data scientist for ~7+ years, I have had ample opportunities to participate in the hiring process (be it resume screening or taking in-depth technical interviews). This unique experience has given me insights as to what makes a candidate likable to a hiring manager, and I want to share this experience with you.

Therefore, if you are preparing for your interviews or are giving some, or just want to practice, you have come to the right place.

P.S. I can help you with data science-related interviews - in-depth technical rounds, case-study rounds, and coding rounds.

What mentees say

5.0 (10 reviews)
“Shaksham has been a great mentor for me so far. He has very extensive theoretical and practical experience in the subject area. He has provided me with exercises and advice suited to my level of experience and has alway…” “Shaksham has been a great mentor for me so far. He has very extensive theoretical and practical experience in the subject area. He has provided me with exercises and advice suited to my level of experience and has always replied promptly to my queries. He is very friendly, approachable and a great motivator. ”
Yvonne

Yvonne

Standard Plan · 7 months

“He's a really great guy, has prepare a lot for his guidance, has a lot of experience in the field and also good at explaining and transferring these guidance to someone else. Because of the fact that he's Indian, his ac…” “He's a really great guy, has prepare a lot for his guidance, has a lot of experience in the field and also good at explaining and transferring these guidance to someone else. Because of the fact that he's Indian, his accent may be a bit weird to people, but when you get used to it, it should be fine. He had experienced the same problem with everyone in ML/DL/NLP, so he's more than capable to help anyone who just getting started. And because he has experienced working for companies, he can also help you with more advanced concepts. Overall, I'm satisfied by the knowledge he gives and I would recommend everyone to get mentored by him.”
John

John

Standard Plan · 2 months

“This was not working out for me. Shaksham tried, but I don't think he understood what I exactly needed and perhaps his teaching style is not compatible. I decided to cancel rather than try to have more meetings with him…” “This was not working out for me. Shaksham tried, but I don't think he understood what I exactly needed and perhaps his teaching style is not compatible. I decided to cancel rather than try to have more meetings with him to get him to learn about me.”
Kulsoom

Kulsoom

Standard Plan · 1 month

“Hi Shaksham, thank you for another great mentorship!”
Harish

Harish

Standard Plan · 2 months

“My Experience with Saksham was really good and got lot of valuable Advice to start my Journey as a Data Scientist. we are looking forward for our next session. ”
sandeep

Sandeep

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