Justify Instacart fit and leaving your role
Overview
This question evaluates a data scientist's ability to articulate company and product-market fit, quantify near-term impact, communicate transition logistics, and demonstrate self-awareness through managerial feedback and constraints.
Instacart
Oct 13, 2025, 9:49 PM
Data Scientist
HR Screen
Behavioral & Leadership
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Behavioral HR Screen — Data Scientist
Prompt
Why Instacart specifically (vs. DoorDash/Uber Eats or your current company)?
- Identify 2–3 Instacart product/market dynamics that match your skills.
- Quantify the unique impact you could deliver in the first 6 months.
- Explain your ‘pull’ factors toward Instacart and the ‘push’ factors from your current role without blaming; include what would have to change for you to stay.
- If we call your current manager, what constructive feedback would they share, and how have you acted on it?
- Address any non‑compete/notice constraints and propose a realistic start date.
Context
You are interviewing for a Data Scientist role and will answer this in an HR Screen. Keep your response crisp, concrete, and quantified where possible.
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