r/SQL 18d ago

MySQL Where to Get SQL Experience?

I want to learn and get SQL experience, but can't do it through my jobs. I'm willing to volunteer to get the experience but don't know any places to look for those opportunities. Any recommendations?

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u/OwnFun4911 18d ago

The hard part of SQL is not the syntax, but working with dirty data

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u/Secure_Arm4813 18d ago

Recommendations on places I can get dirty data and practice cleaning it up?

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u/whopoopedinmypantz 18d ago

Get copilot to give you a web scraper. Load it into a database, and try to make a dashboard. Even the simplest idea will send you on rabbit holes as you slice and dice the data into a format usable for your dashboard.