Welcome to your interview.
The question is on your right: Discuss SQL for Basic Analysis. Take a moment with it first.
Talk your thinking through with me if you like - when you're confident, submit your answer and I'll grade it like a real screen (7/10 or better passes). Discussion and graded submissions share your five interviewer interactions, so spend them well.
Many analyst and operations roles expect candidates to use tools like Excel and SQL to inspect data, summarize trends, and answer simple business questions. Interviewers often ask this to assess both technical familiarity and how practically you apply these tools.
Explain your experience using SQL for data analysis. In your answer, cover:
The interviewer is not looking for advanced database theory here. A strong answer should show comfort with basic querying, filtering, grouping, and interpreting results, while also demonstrating when you would use SQL versus Excel.