PrepVector SQL Challenge - Week 1 Updates!
Halfway through the PrepVector SQL Challenge! 🚀 Check out key highlights on how participants are sharpening their skills and tackling real-world SQL problems.
🎉 We’re halfway through the PrepVector SQL Challenge! 🎉
What started as a simple idea—a fun, hands-on SQL challenge—has grown into something far bigger than we imagined! When Siddarth Ranganathan, Sai Kumar Bysani, and I first discussed this, our goal was clear: help learners gain real-world problem-solving experience with SQL.
SQL isn’t just about writing queries. In the industry, it’s about solving real problems efficiently, handling data at scale, and thinking critically. Through this 15-day challenge, we’re replicating that experience—helping you hone your skills, think strategically, and push your limits.
Let’s take a look at how far we’ve come this week! 🚀
👋 Hey! This is Manisha Arora from PrepVector. Welcome to the Tech Growth Series, a newsletter that aims to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and practical aspects of data science. My goal is to simplify complicated data concepts, share my perspectives on the latest trends, and share my learnings from building and leading data teams.
🏆 Leaderboard Highlights
🔥 Top Performers of This Week:
Kudos to the following learners for having a 100% score so far!
👏 Streak Award Winners:
42 of you have maintained a 7-day streak - amazing consistency shown by a lot of learners!
✨ Special Shoutouts:
Anirudh Nuti raised the bar by creating amazing videos for the challenge as he solved the question. Kudos to him for his dedication and creativity.
Faizan Mulla for helping fellow participants on Discord. His insights have been extremely valuable for the other learners. Great collaboration!
Cheekati Sushmasree, Nweze Chukwudi, and Tanuja Narravula for completing Week 1 challenges flawlessly!
📈 Challenge Milestones
90 participants have completed all tasks for Week 1.
Key Insight - This week’s most challenging task was Question 5 – and 200 of you nailed it! Check out the question below:
📢 Reminder: Reward Opportunities
Completion Awards – Earn 30k community coins for completing the challenge, which can be redeemed for a 30-minute career coaching session with our leads!
Winner Awards – The top performers will receive:
$200 off on the Product Data Science Course
$100 Amazon gift card
💡 SQL Pro Tip of the Week
This is where we provide quick, actionable SQL tips related to SQL to help you upskill and help you with the rest of the SQL Challenge.
Example: “Use the EXPLAIN statement to understand the query execution plan and optimize your queries for performance.”
EXPLAIN ANALYZE
SELECT customer_id, SUM(order_value)
FROM orders
GROUP BY customer_id
ORDER BY SUM(order_value) DESC;Try it out and see how your queries can run faster & more efficiently!
🌟 Spotlight on PrepVector
This week, we’ve also been inspired by insights shared in the Building a RAG Q&A Chatbot Using LangChain Blog. The blog focuses on Building a RAG chatbot that answers questions about the cutting-edge “Attention is All You Need” research paper.
If you missed it, check it out here!
📢 Reminder: Our flagship Product Data Science Course is starting soon! Join our live cohort-based course to level up your skills in experimentation, statistics, and applied ML.
Schedule a Free Consultation with our mentor, Siddarth R, to help you build a personalized prep plan to upskill in data science.
📢 Join Our Discord Community!
If you haven’t yet, join our Discord community to collaborate, ask questions, and connect with fellow participants and mentors. It’s the perfect place to get real-time help and share your wins!
🗓️ What’s Coming Next Week?
Blog on Resume Screening: Next week, we will dive into how to build your resume for maximum impact and get through the resume screen round.
Webinar Session with Sai: Don’t miss the opportunity to solve some of the SQL Challenge questions live, with our SQL Expert, Sai Bysani.
Thank you for being part of this incredible journey. Together, we’re learning, growing, and pushing boundaries! Stay consistent, and we’ll see you at the top of the leaderboard.
💻 Happy Querying!
Manisha Arora, on behalf of Siddarth R, Sai Bysani and Sujithra G.
Thanks for the shout-out! Feels good to be recognized 🙌
Loving the response!! Can't wait for the upcoming session:)😇❤️