 What is going on everybody? My name is Alex Friedberg and today we're going to be going over what to say versus what not to say in a data analyst interview Now before we get into the actual questions and examples We're going to start with some general guidelines that I think are very important So number one is don't talk bad about your previous employer. It will not make you look better I promise you number two is stay positive having somebody who is positive and energetic Just brings a nice light to the interview and can make you much more likeable and that is very important Number three is talk about the skills that you do have not the skills that you don't have Number four is be honest or at least don't exaggerate too much Number five is know your selling points and highlight them if sequel is your thing and you're amazing at it Be sure to really highlight that in your interview number six is be confident I know it can be tough for a lot of people But confidence is a very attractive quality in a person who's interviewing and number seven is be thankful Everybody likes somebody who is appreciative and thankful for something So when you go into an interview be sure to thank the people for taking the time out of their day to talk to you about this position So now that we've gone through some guidelines, let's look at some real examples So number one something you do not want to say is my last job was terrible. They overworked and underappreciated me I was obviously the hardest worker on the team The thing that you might say is I really enjoyed the challenge and the pace of my last job But I'm looking to take on more responsibility The reason for that is it's really hard to look good when you're talking bad about your employer Even if you have a really tough current job or previous job Don't bring that into this interview try to be positive and really stick to the point that you're gonna be a good employee And you're looking to take on more responsibility more whatever number two is no, I think you've covered everything I really don't have any questions What you should say is yes I do have some questions and then have those questions ready and available And you can get all those questions in our very first video of this series And so you have plenty of questions to choose from and the reason is that asking questions can show initiative and interest in the position And it also gets them to talk a little bit more and talk a little bit about things that they didn't already have planned And so you can really differentiate yourself from other candidates who may have not asked questions or asked different questions And so you can just start that conversation and build a little bit of rapport in that short amount of time that you do have Number three is what is your company do? What you should say is I really like the work that your company does I saw that you have a product that does something and it sounds really interesting Is that something that I would get to work on the reason again is showing initiative? It shows that you're interested in the position that you did research and that is always something that interviewers will look for and really like to see Number four is I know I don't have a lot of experience, but I'll work really hard You should say is something like I think my experience with sequel be really useful for this position or really good fit for this position I kind of imagine this at the end of the interview as you guys are wrapping up And you don't really want to come off desperate or you know, I really will work hard I promise say you know I think that I'll be a really good fit for this position if you do feel that The reason is you want to stay positive you want to highlight your strengths That's always good to have the entire interview and you want to show them why they should hire you instead of showing them Why they shouldn't hire you number five is I really need this job. I'm just I'm really going through a tough time right now Can you can you help me out? Is there anything you can do for me? What you should say is something like I'm really looking forward to this new opportunity Thank you for bringing me in, you know, what's your time frame on making a hire for this position things like that The reason is is they want to choose you somebody who's good for that position Now I feel like they have to choose you because of the situation that you're in Now we're getting into a few questions. I think these will be really helpful The first one is what's your greatest weakness? You will see this in almost every interview What's your greatest strength? What's your greatest weakness? You'll see this one a lot and what you do not want to say is I'm a perfectionist. I just I'm so good at keeping things perfect I really care about all the small details. That's not a weakness. I work too hard I really don't have any weaknesses. All those answers are really not good It's really hard to look good when you're talking about how perfect you are What you want to try to do is highlight something that actually is a weakness But how you're trying to work on that so here's an example of that is I can be impatient when working in group Sometimes I'm very self-sufficient and I don't really like to rely on others to complete my work on time I know I need to work on this and I've been taking on more leadership roles and tasks You know, etc. etc. The reason for this question is they want to know how self aware you are So don't answer the question saying oh, I'm so perfect Oh, I don't have any weaknesses highlight an actual weakness that Everybody can relate to or that is a real one that you actually work with or struggle with and talk about how you're trying To improve that and what you're doing to make that better Number two is tell us about yourself and this first example is pretty close to an actual interview that I had So, please don't do this somebody said wow, you know, I'm recently divorced. I really enjoy backpacking fishing I used to work as a bus driver. I have five dogs The interviewer is really not asking about your personal life and what you'd like to do for vacations or for fun You can maybe incorporate that a little bit But for the most part they're talking about professionally And so an answer that you might want to say is well currently I'm a data analyst at a healthcare analytics company I've been using SQL server management studio in Azure a lot before I took that role I graduated a masters or a bachelor's in this degree and I'm very passionate about the work that I do And I'm really looking forward to working with you or working alongside you The reason for this is although I'm sure they'd love to hear about your five dogs names and personalities They really want to hear about you as an employee They want to get to know you as a worker because that's what they're hiring you for So talk about your current employment some of your main skills as an employee number three is why are you looking to leave your current role? Now something you don't want to say is my current boss is terrible and my co-workers are so lazy I feel like I'm doing all the work I really just want to get on a team where everyone really contributes You should say it's something like I'm looking for a new opportunity at a larger company I want to take on more responsibility. Those are things that employers want to hear. They'll make you look good The reason for this is interviewers want to see that you're trying to gain new skills that you're taking on more Responsibility because that's what they want in a long-term employee Number four is where do you see yourself in five years and I feel like this question gets asked in almost every single interview So it's one that you definitely want to prepare for because you most likely will get asked it What you do not want to say is I'm probably gonna have your job or you know I really want to work at Google how cool would that be or I really don't know an example What you might want to say is over the next few years I want to broaden and develop my skills and data analytics in five years I'll be looking for new opportunities to expand my responsibilities within this role You may even say something like you know if the opportunity presents itself for an advancement in my current position to a higher position I'd be more than happy to take that position or move into this position like that Anything like that that shows that you're gonna continue to work there and you're gonna continue to develop your skills is really good The reason for this is genuinely this is a trick question Nobody can see the future. Nobody knows what they're gonna do. They may have aspirations But often your aspirations are gonna conflict with what they want. I know my aspirations are I eventually want to move into a Management role, but I would never say that in an interview because I know that that's not what they want to hear And so I'll be a little bit vague and I'll say you know I really want to continue developing my skills and continue to take on responsibilities That's really what they're hoping to hear or something along those lines Number five is what are your salary expectations again? Another one that you are most likely get asked So what you don't want to say is well, how much are you offering? What are the last person in this position make 20% more than whatever you're offering and for what you should say be sure To check out the next video. We're going to be talking about everything salary related, which is the final part of the interview process Thank you guys so much for watching. 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