April 2024 – Easy Data Does It

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Riding the Waves: Ups and Downs of Gas Prices

April 19, 2024 Brian Seko

This April gas price report is based on data through March 2024. All insights provided are taken from the Gas Price Tracker which is updated monthly. Direction in Prices So Far Gas prices have generally trended downward since reaching a peak in June 2022. Although there were increases in September 2023 and March 2024, longer-term trends indicate a declining price index. While prices are higher than they’ve been in the past few years, current rates are slightly lower than the…

Lazy Recruiting: Coding Tests for Analyst and Data Science Positions

April 16, 2024 Brian Seko

In the competitive landscape of data analytics and science, the hiring process has become a battlefield not just for candidates, but also for companies vying for top talent. Amidst this, coding tests have emerged as a common hurdle. I argue that these tests are not just ineffective, but also a lazy approach to recruitment that could be doing more harm than good. When a interview process boils candidates to a “top n”, you’ll soon get candidates that just prepare to…