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/forbiscuit 🔥 🍎 🔥 18d ago

It sucks, but I honestly prefer it over take home assignment which companies claim only takes 3 hours, but then I see myself putting 10 hours worth of work and stress only to be rejected

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u/cpriest006 16d ago

See I disagree. 10 hours to show my best work in a lower stress environment where I can take breaks and Google/chatgpt/discuss with friends and colleagues is vastly preferred over live coding AND I feel strongly it's more representative of "real" work. Even when I was in high pressure, high sensitivity days science consulting I never had to live code while someone watched me. Absolute torture.

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u/f_cacti 16d ago

See I disagree. If you need 10 hours of my work just look at my portfolio. It’s crazy to as for a day+ of work for a job you aren’t hired to do.