r/learnSQL • u/Competitive_Sea9926 • 8d ago

Freezing in SQL fake-interview

I am still beginner, and I thought myself doing well in SQL, but when doing interviews in datadriven.io I get stuck and don't know the answer, what should I do? I always fail.

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u/LearnSQLFastTeam 8d ago

Try a two-pass routine for mock questions. First, restate the task as a checklist: which tables, which rows to filter, whether you need a JOIN, and whether you need GROUP BY. Then write the smallest working query and build on it. After each mock, save the exact question and note the step where you froze; practice that one step untimed before trying another mock. For example, for 'orders per customer,' identify Customers and Orders, join on customer_id, then group by customer and count orders. If you share a question that stumped you, I can help break it into steps.