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