Trainer tool

Mock Interview Desk

Ten questions per student, drawn from a bank of 385 across Python, NumPy and Pandas. Ten core questions weighted towards Python, five on SQL, and two hands-on Python tasks on the laptop. Every set has the same difficulty mix, so no student gets an easier interview than another. Model answers and solutions included — you do not need to know the subject to run this.

Before you ask anything

Tick these off for every student. They are part of the assessment.

Asked for the resume Take it in hand. Glance at the projects section — you will use it in question 2. Asked for a self introduction “Tell me about yourself in two minutes.” Let them finish without interrupting. Asked one question about their own project Pick anything from the resume. “Walk me through what you built and what your part was.” Noted the student name and roll number Marks are recorded separately. Make sure you can match this sheet to the right person.

Topics the student says they are prepared on

Python NumPy Pandas SQL

Question scope

—Student / set

10 + 5 + 2Core / SQL / Laptop

6 / 2 / 2Python / NumPy / Pandas

—Running score

Start here — before question 1

“Tell me about yourself.” Two minutes. Do not interrupt. You are listening for whether they can structure an answer, not for the content.

“Take me through one project from your resume.” Ask what their specific contribution was. If they say “we” throughout, ask what they personally wrote.

Then move to the ten questions below.

Core questions

SQL

Five questions. SQL ran for twenty-three sessions, so this section can be pushed harder than the Python and Pandas ones.

Now open the laptop

Two hands-on tasks. Let them type it themselves in a notebook. Give them a few minutes each — you are watching how they approach it, not only whether it runs.

The full question bank

All 385 questions with answers. Search or filter to prepare, or to pick a follow-up.