Zurich Insurance Data Science Intern interview questions
based on 4 ratings - Updated 25 Sept 2025
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Data Science Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Zurich Insurance with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Zurich Insurance as a Data Science Intern according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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Describe your proudest project
a couple of data science related tech questions
statistics questions and coding quetions
project deepdive
And then pretty much it---I asked the interviewer a couple of questions back.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your proudest project
a couple of data science related tech questions
statistics questions and coding quetions
project deepdive
And then pretty much it---I asked the interviewer a couple of questions back.
I applied online. I interviewed at Zurich Insurance (Zürich)
Interview
Informal call of around 20 minutes to talk about me and my past experience. It was a very pleasant experience, the recruiter was very nice and the conversation flowed naturally. Got rejected later because they prefer people with valid work permit in Switzerland.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Zurich Insurance (Chicago, IL) in Dec 2020
Interview
The first round is a technical interview, which asks you to go through one of your DS projects. Follow up with several stats and ML questions. The second round is behavioral interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you resolve your conflict with other team members?
Why do you want to transition from academia to industry?
Why insurance company? Why Zurich?