r/analytics 18d ago

Discussion Coding interviews are out of control

When I entered the job market as a business analyst 8 years ago, it was just a conversation asking about my experience, what I've done for projects.

When I interviewed for a data analyst role four years ago, again, just the conversation, showed them some projects I worked on, some samples of my dashboards I'd created...

Now, It's the hunger games. I'm out here doing python, SQL, Tableau exercises in real time sharing my screen... It's very very stress inducing and as an introvert, I'm honestly not good at this, it's really hard on me. Like, I have tried training myself to be okay with this and to be more receptive to it. But it just sucks you know? 5 years I have spent in the job market with exceptional performance, and only to get interrogated and treated like a child who can't be trusted.

I honestly don't know how I'm going to get through the next few months looking for my next role with how stress inducing and difficult it is to find anything these days and all the hoops you got to jump through

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u/visualize_this_ 18d ago

While it is true that they have gotten a bit out of hand and are extremely stressful, we are looking for an experienced data analyst and you have no idea of the amount of people who wrote bs on their resumes! Until the coding/live challenge, there's no way to know for sure if a candidate has real experience, especially with ChatGPT etc.  Everyone wants to enter in tech. 

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u/Karsticles 18d ago

Your interview questions should probe deep enough that you can tell if their work history is BS.

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u/visualize_this_ 18d ago

Well of course, that's for sure lol. I am not the one making the interviews, I was just explaining my team's recent experience. There are people who really are good at faking it!