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A medium SQL mock interview question on DataDriven. Practice with AI-powered feedback, real code execution, and a hire/no-hire decision.

Domain
SQL
Difficulty
medium
Seniority
junior

Interview Prompt

A compensation review is comparing pay bands across departments. For each department, find the second highest salary, counting everyone who shares a pay figure as a single level, and list the departments alphabetically.

Summary

Across every team, the pay figure that sits just shy of the summit.

How This Interview Works

  1. Read the vague prompt (just like a real interview)
  2. Ask clarifying questions to the AI interviewer
  3. Write your sql solution with real code execution
  4. Get instant feedback and a hire/no-hire decision

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