{"id":815,"date":"2022-12-02T21:49:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T21:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analysisparalysis.org\/?p=815"},"modified":"2022-12-02T22:04:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T22:04:18","slug":"data-analyst-first-job-interviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analysisparalysis.org\/data-analyst-first-job-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"First Data Job Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"815\" class=\"elementor elementor-815\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-029b8d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"029b8d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34c3845\" data-id=\"34c3845\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a55672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a55672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>I would like to start by saying that sometimes, there is no choice, and that is a very significant foreword.<\/p><p>Sometimes we take the first job we can find and that\u2019s what we have to move forward with.<\/p><p>As a result of this, there are many seniors who have horror stories about the horrible treatment they experienced early in their career \u2014 I have some of these myself, and while I would not like to experience it again, I\u2019m happy I learned what not to do (and hope I don\u2019t act improperly towards others without even noticing it).<\/p><p>So, yeah, this post is mostly for the lucky few who have the privilege of saying \u201cno\u201d (and to those who don\u2019t \u2014 you will, hopefully soon).<\/p><p>Let&#8217;s dive deep into my take on job interviews!<\/p><h2>Conversations or interviews?<\/h2><p>Stop referring to it as a &#8220;job interview&#8221; \u2014 until employers don\u2019t start calling it \u201cemployee interview\u201d or \u201cbi-directional interview\u201d there\u2019s no reason to label it a job interview. I personally call it conversations.<\/p><p>How many interviews did I conduct? 0.<\/p><p>How many conversations? More.<\/p><p>As long as we keep calling these conversations \u201cjob interviews\u201d we maintain and reinforce the \u201ca job interview is mutual\u201d clich\u00e9 and we might as well be the mouse riding the elephant boasting about how much dust he\u2019s making.<\/p><p>As it is a conversation, and since you really want to understand the other side \u2014 come up, in advance, with a question that matters to you.<\/p><p>For example: \u201cHow do you treat mistakes employees make?\u201d or \u201cHow does the team\/company maintain its analysts\u2019 technological edge\u201d or something related to a negative experience you had in another company.<\/p><p>These are all completely legitimate questions, and you are allowed to insist if you\u2019re not satisfied with the answers \u2014 not because \u201cit shows the employer you considered it\u201d but because it\u2019s not a one-way system.<\/p><p>This can be a helpful filter in and of itself \u2014 would you like to work with someone who wouldn\u2019t take your questions just because he\u2019s the boss?<\/p><h2>Your feelings count!<\/h2><p>Pay attention to how you feel about the conversation. I tend to listen to my gut, and while I\u2019m obviously biased, every time I didn\u2019t, I was sorry.<\/p><p>Our intuition is a sophisticated evolutionary mechanism (I think that\u2019s what they said in that House episode) and while it should only be considered as one influencing factor \u2014 it shouldn\u2019t be ignored.<\/p><p>In this round I withdrew my application from one organization because their home assignment was disrespectful of my time, and three other places because of bad chemistry with the interviewer (yes, privileged AF, but still).<\/p><p>If you feel the conversation was okay, you can ask to meet the team, or ask to see an example of a routine, or less routine, task.<\/p><p>As an interviewer, I\u2019d respect the hell out of that request (although it does add another step to your application process, and that might be something we, as a rule, would rather avoid).<\/p><h2>Paint me your job like one of those French girls of yours<\/h2><p>I&#8217;m talking about job descriptions &#8211; ask what your principal duties are, and how they align with your skills.<\/p><p>Don\u2019t forget to check if it conforms to what the ad says and don\u2019t forget to check if it fits your experience and professional ambitions.<\/p><p>I remember a story about how Google can afford to keep hiring brilliant people which lead to tons of very talented people getting Google salaries but doing very banal work.<\/p><p>For me, that could be hell, just like getting a job that required me to make dashboards. I would rather quit, but more importantly, I would rather not start.<\/p><h2>Your time is un-refundable &#8211; act like it<\/h2><p>Times are a\u2019 changing \u2014 I can agree that I\u2019m particularly difficult about times, but disrespect of my (or anyone\u2019s) time is definitely something that can make me stop a recruitment process.<\/p><p>And yes, it\u2019s imperative to understand the other side. There are always surprises, but even then there\u2019s a right way to handle things.<\/p><p>If I feel my time is being wasted, I\u2019ll take my talents somewhere else, or something.<\/p><p>That would be true even if I didn\u2019t have my eBay or Analysis Paralysis (not that that\u2019s something to brag about) experience.<\/p><p>Which leads me to the next point.<\/p><h2>Work with courteous people, for real<\/h2><p>Try and pay attention to how interviewers treat their subordinates \u2014 how they talk about or to their employees (if it\u2019s not a Zoom interview). People who are only courteous to those in power or those who need something from them are not people I would like to work with<\/p><p>And just now the penny dropped that this text is aimed at people who want to work with people like me \u2014 which has advantages and disadvantages \u2014 so if you hate me, that\u2019s cool, that\u2019s fine, just do exactly the opposite!)<\/p><h2>Your &#8216;No&#8217; is your &#8216;No&#8217;, and that&#8217;s okay!<\/h2><p>And one last thing, even though I already said it in various ways \u2014 refusing a job doesn\u2019t reflect badly on you in any way.<\/p><p>You should have standards, even juniors (and again, I know how things work, I\u2019m aware this one post isn\u2019t going to fix the world, but change starts small, or something).<\/p><p>And don\u2019t be afraid. There are douches out there, small men and women who would try really hard to actively bring you down \u2014 I don\u2019t know why, I don\u2019t pretend to understand that \u2014 what you should remember in this context is that you escaped having to work with or around toxic people \u2014 and that\u2019s, on the whole, a positive thing.<\/p><p>Administrative insight: the biggest challenge in writing this post was finding a humorous reference, but just to nitpick \u2014 when thirteen talks to Valerie she\u2019s standing to the left of the bed (if memory serves).<\/p><p>Wishing you the best of luck with your home assignments!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I would like to start by saying that sometimes, there is no choice, and that is a very significant foreword. 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