Coding for the Rest of Us

@codingfortherestofus

before your data analyst interview

the stuff that actually matters, from someone who writes the tests

01set up your space
Wired headphones with a built-in mic
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Webcam at eye level
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02SQL — tap to explore

customers

idnamecity
1KimLA
2KhloéNY
3KylieLA
4RobNY
SELECT * FROM customers WHERE city = 'LA'

2 of 4 rows match — dimmed rows are excluded

they might ask:

"are you comfortable with SQL? how do you filter results?"

03Excel — tap to reveal the answer
04common gotchas — tap to see how to handle it
05AI prompts — paste into ChatGPT or Claude tonight

Paste these in the night before your interview.

I have a data analyst interview tomorrow at [company]. Here is the job description: [paste it]. What are the 5 most likely technical questions they will ask me?

Quiz me on SQL LEFT JOINs. Ask me one question, wait for my answer, then tell me if I got it right.

I'm interviewing for a data analyst role. Give me 3 behavioral questions I should prepare for and how to structure my answers using the STAR method.

06know these BI tools

Know the names even if you haven't used them all — this comes up more than you'd think.

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The full interview cheat sheet

Deeper breakdowns, step-by-step tutorials, AI prompts, and practice problems — everything you need to prep the night before.

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