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Here at Microsoft, we use several programming languages to create our software. What programming languages do you have experience using? Of these, which do you have the most experience with? Which do you have the least experience with?

This is another technical question geared toward determining your hard skills and qualifications for the data scientist position. This is relatively easy to answer since you need these skills and experience to work in this industry. Your answer should be honest, straightforward, and brief. This Tick-the-Box question is required but likely won't differentiate you from other candidates.

"I'm experienced in the majority of the major programming languages including Python, R, Java SQL, C, and Scala. Of these, I prefer Python due to its applicability to a wide variety of tasks and its general acceptance in the data science community. I also like that it is an open-source language, and the syntax is easy to understand. I understand that your team here at Microsoft also prefers Python. Is this true?"

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Here at Microsoft, we use several programming languages to create our software. What programming languages do you have experience using? Of these, which do you have the most experience with? Which do you have the least experience with?

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