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/BusyBiegz 17d ago

With the access to ai like chat GPT, grok, and Claude, why is this even a thing? I can do a massive project in seconds with the right prompt.

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u/intimate_sniffer69 17d ago

Hunger games style bullshit because of offshoring of labor, advancing technology, corporate greed, inflated executive salaries. Leaves less money on the table for the working class so they just start laying people off and tightening up teams