Why you should use Hive Online Test?

The Hive Test makes use of scenario-based questions to test for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates who do well on this screening test have the relavant skills. The questions are designed to covered following on-the-job aspects: Understanding and utilizing Hive to process and analyze big data Writing and optimizing Hive queries to extract and transform data Implementing data loading and exporting using Hive Partitioning and bucketing data in Hive for optimized querying Utilizing Hive for data exploration and discovery Integrating Hive with other data processing frameworks Performance tuning of Hive queries and data processing jobs Managing and administering Hive clusters Working with Hive UDFs and custom functions Implementing security measures for Hive data and queries

Hive Online Test

About the test:

The Hive Online Test assesses candidates on their knowledge of Hive architecture, data modeling, query optimization, and troubleshooting. The test evaluates candidates' ability to create and manage Hive databases and tables, write efficient Hive queries, use Hive functions, and work with data stored in Hive.

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9 reasons why

Adaface Hive Test is the most accurate way to shortlist IT Hive Virtual Administrators

Reason #1

Tests for on-the-job skills

The Hive Online Test helps recruiters and hiring managers identify qualified candidates from a pool of resumes, and helps in taking objective hiring decisions. It reduces the administrative overhead of interviewing too many candidates and saves time by filtering out unqualified candidates at the first step of the hiring process.

The test screens for the following skills that hiring managers look for in candidates:

Efficiently write and execute Hive queries
Demonstrate understanding of Hive data types and built-in functions
Optimize Hive queries for performance
Apply Hive partitions and buckets for data organization
Implement Hive joins and subqueries
Utilize Hive views and user-defined functions
Work with Hive external tables and loading data
Manage Hive databases, tables, and metadata
Understand Hive query optimization techniques
Implement Hive data transformations using ETL processes
Utilize Hive indexes for improved query performance
Troubleshoot and debug Hive scripts and queries

Reason #2

No trick questions

Traditional assessment tools use trick questions and puzzles for the screening, which creates a lot of frustration among candidates about having to go through irrelevant screening assessments.

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The main reason we started Adaface is that traditional pre-employment assessment platforms are not a fair way for companies to evaluate candidates. At Adaface, our mission is to help companies find great candidates by assessing on-the-job skills required for a role.

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Reason #3

Non-googleable questions

We have a very high focus on the quality of questions that test for on-the-job skills. Every question is non-googleable and we have a very high bar for the level of subject matter experts we onboard to create these questions. We have crawlers to check if any of the questions are leaked online. If/ when a question gets leaked, we get an alert. We change the question for you & let you know.

How we design questions

These are just a small sample from our library of 10,000+ questions. The actual questions on this Hive Test will be non-googleable.

🧐 Question
Medium Analyzing Hive Join Optimization	Try practice test
Consider the following two Hive tables in a space adventure context: Assume that the astronauts table is small and can fit in memory. Which of the following queries will take full advantage of a map-side join?
Medium Hive Archive	Try practice test
You have a partitioned Hive table sales_data with the following schema: You want to archive the oldest partition (date='2023-01-01', region='North America') and store it in the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) at /archive/sales_data. Which of the following steps is the correct approach to perform the archiving operation? A: Enable archiving on the table, and then issue an ALTER TABLE statement to move the partition to the archive directory. B: Issue an ALTER TABLE statement to move the partition to the archive directory, and then lock the partition to prevent further modifications. C: Enable archiving on the table, and then use the EXPORT command to export the partition to the archive directory. D: Use the EXPORT command to export the partition to the archive directory, and then lock the partition to prevent further modifications. E: Use the EXPORT command to export the partition to the archive directory, and then drop the partition from the sales_data table.
Hard Jobs file	Try practice test
Assuming the following Hive statements execute successfully, choose the correct statements that describe the result: A. Hive reformats JobsFile2 into a structure that Hive can access and moves into to /user/steve/fenty/ B. The file named JobsFile2 is moved to to/user/steve/fenty/ C. The contents of JobsFile2 are parsed as comma-delimited rows and loaded into /user/steve/fenty/ D. The contents of JobsFile2 are parsed as comma-delimited rows and stored in a database

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill
	Medium Analyzing Hive Join Optimization	3 mins Hive	Try practice test
Consider the following two Hive tables in a space adventure context: Assume that the astronauts table is small and can fit in memory. Which of the following queries will take full advantage of a map-side join?
	Medium Hive Archive	3 mins Hive	Try practice test
You have a partitioned Hive table sales_data with the following schema: You want to archive the oldest partition (date='2023-01-01', region='North America') and store it in the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) at /archive/sales_data. Which of the following steps is the correct approach to perform the archiving operation? A: Enable archiving on the table, and then issue an ALTER TABLE statement to move the partition to the archive directory. B: Issue an ALTER TABLE statement to move the partition to the archive directory, and then lock the partition to prevent further modifications. C: Enable archiving on the table, and then use the EXPORT command to export the partition to the archive directory. D: Use the EXPORT command to export the partition to the archive directory, and then lock the partition to prevent further modifications. E: Use the EXPORT command to export the partition to the archive directory, and then drop the partition from the sales_data table.
	Hard Jobs file	2 mins Hive	Try practice test
Assuming the following Hive statements execute successfully, choose the correct statements that describe the result: A. Hive reformats JobsFile2 into a structure that Hive can access and moves into to /user/steve/fenty/ B. The file named JobsFile2 is moved to to/user/steve/fenty/ C. The contents of JobsFile2 are parsed as comma-delimited rows and loaded into /user/steve/fenty/ D. The contents of JobsFile2 are parsed as comma-delimited rows and stored in a database

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill	💪 Difficulty	⌛ Time
	Analyzing Hive Join Optimization	Hive	Medium	3 mins	Try practice test
Consider the following two Hive tables in a space adventure context: Assume that the astronauts table is small and can fit in memory. Which of the following queries will take full advantage of a map-side join?
	Hive Archive	Hive	Medium	3 mins	Try practice test
You have a partitioned Hive table sales_data with the following schema: You want to archive the oldest partition (date='2023-01-01', region='North America') and store it in the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) at /archive/sales_data. Which of the following steps is the correct approach to perform the archiving operation? A: Enable archiving on the table, and then issue an ALTER TABLE statement to move the partition to the archive directory. B: Issue an ALTER TABLE statement to move the partition to the archive directory, and then lock the partition to prevent further modifications. C: Enable archiving on the table, and then use the EXPORT command to export the partition to the archive directory. D: Use the EXPORT command to export the partition to the archive directory, and then lock the partition to prevent further modifications. E: Use the EXPORT command to export the partition to the archive directory, and then drop the partition from the sales_data table.
	Jobs file	Hive	Hard	2 mins	Try practice test
Assuming the following Hive statements execute successfully, choose the correct statements that describe the result: A. Hive reformats JobsFile2 into a structure that Hive can access and moves into to /user/steve/fenty/ B. The file named JobsFile2 is moved to to/user/steve/fenty/ C. The contents of JobsFile2 are parsed as comma-delimited rows and loaded into /user/steve/fenty/ D. The contents of JobsFile2 are parsed as comma-delimited rows and stored in a database

Reason #4

1200+ customers in 75 countries

With Adaface, we were able to optimise our initial screening process by upwards of 75%, freeing up precious time for both hiring managers and our talent acquisition team alike!

Brandon Lee, Head of People, Love, Bonito

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Reason #5

Designed for elimination, not selection

The most important thing while implementing the pre-employment Hive Test in your hiring process is that it is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. In other words: you want to use the test to eliminate the candidates who do poorly on the test, not to select the candidates who come out at the top. While they are super valuable, pre-employment tests do not paint the entire picture of a candidate’s abilities, knowledge, and motivations. Multiple easy questions are more predictive of a candidate's ability than fewer hard questions. Harder questions are often "trick" based questions, which do not provide any meaningful signal about the candidate's skillset.

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Reason #6

1 click candidate invites

Email invites: You can send candidates an email invite to the Hive Test from your dashboard by entering their email address.

Public link: You can create a public link for each test that you can share with candidates.

API or integrations: You can invite candidates directly from your ATS by using our pre-built integrations with popular ATS systems or building a custom integration with your in-house ATS.

Reason #7

Detailed scorecards & benchmarks

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Reason #8

High completion rate

Adaface tests are conversational, low-stress, and take just 25-40 mins to complete.

This is why Adaface has the highest test-completion rate (86%), which is more than 2x better than traditional assessments.

Reason #9

Advanced Proctoring

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About the Hive Assessment Test

Why you should use Pre-employment Hive Online Test?

The Hive Test makes use of scenario-based questions to test for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates who do well on this screening test have the relavant skills. The questions are designed to covered following on-the-job aspects:

Understanding and utilizing Hive to process and analyze big data
Writing and optimizing Hive queries to extract and transform data
Implementing data loading and exporting using Hive
Partitioning and bucketing data in Hive for optimized querying
Utilizing Hive for data exploration and discovery
Integrating Hive with other data processing frameworks
Performance tuning of Hive queries and data processing jobs
Managing and administering Hive clusters
Working with Hive UDFs and custom functions
Implementing security measures for Hive data and queries

Once the test is sent to a candidate, the candidate receives a link in email to take the test. For each candidate, you will receive a detailed report with skills breakdown and benchmarks to shortlist the top candidates from your pool.

What topics are covered in the Hive Online Test?

Hive
Hive is a data warehouse infrastructure that provides a query language called HiveQL to analyze large datasets stored in Hadoop. It allows users to write SQL-like queries which are then translated into MapReduce or Tez jobs for execution. This skill is measured in the test to assess a candidate's ability to process and analyze large-scale data using Hive.
Online Test
An online test refers to an assessment conducted using digital tools and platforms over the internet. It is designed to evaluate a candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities in a specific domain or field. This skill is measured in the test to provide recruiters with a convenient and efficient way to assess candidates remotely, saving time and resources.
Full list of covered topics
The actual topics of the questions in the final test will depend on your job description and requirements. However, here's a list of topics you can expect the questions for Hive Test to be based on.
HiveQL
Hive Shell
Hive Metastore
Hive Data Organization
Hive Built-in Functions
Hive Joins
Hive Subqueries
Hive Views
Hive User-Defined Functions
Hive External Tables
Hive Data Loading
Hive Database Management
Hive Query Optimization
Hive ETL Processes
Hive Indexing
Hive Troubleshooting

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What roles can I use the Hive Online Test for?

IT Hive Virtual Administrator
Big Data Developer

How is the Hive Online Test customized for senior candidates?

For intermediate/ experienced candidates, we customize the assessment questions to include advanced topics and increase the difficulty level of the questions. This might include adding questions on topics like

Designing complex data models and schemas in Hive
Implementing advanced Hive optimizations and query tuning
Implementing Hive partitioning and bucketing strategies
Integrating Hive with external systems and data sources
Implementing Hive streaming and real-time data processing
Managing and optimizing Hive metastore
Implementing complex data transformations and aggregations in Hive
Implementing advanced security measures for Hive data
Implementing Hive data replication and backup strategies
Troubleshooting and resolving Hive performance and scalability issues

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The hiring managers felt that through the technical questions that they asked during the panel interviews, they were able to tell which candidates had better scores, and differentiated with those who did not score as well. They are highly satisfied with the quality of candidates shortlisted with the Adaface screening.

85%

reduction in screening time

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Hive Hiring Test FAQs

Can I combine multiple skills into one custom assessment?

Yes, absolutely. Custom assessments are set up based on your job description, and will include questions on all must-have skills you specify. Here's a quick guide on how you can request a custom test.

Do you have any anti-cheating or proctoring features in place?

We have the following anti-cheating features in place:

Non-googleable questions
IP proctoring
Screen proctoring
Web proctoring
Webcam proctoring
Plagiarism detection
Secure browser
Copy paste protection

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How do I interpret test scores?

The primary thing to keep in mind is that an assessment is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. A skills assessment is optimized to help you eliminate candidates who are not technically qualified for the role, it is not optimized to help you find the best candidate for the role. So the ideal way to use an assessment is to decide a threshold score (typically 55%, we help you benchmark) and invite all candidates who score above the threshold for the next rounds of interview.

What experience level can I use this test for?

Each Adaface assessment is customized to your job description/ ideal candidate persona (our subject matter experts will pick the right questions for your assessment from our library of 10000+ questions). This assessment can be customized for any experience level.

Does every candidate get the same questions?

Yes, it makes it much easier for you to compare candidates. Options for MCQ questions and the order of questions are randomized. We have anti-cheating/ proctoring features in place. In our enterprise plan, we also have the option to create multiple versions of the same assessment with questions of similar difficulty levels.