Why you should use T SQL Online Test?

The T SQL Online 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: T-SQL proficiency Database design and normalization SQL queries optimization Indexing strategies Data manipulation using T-SQL Working with stored procedures Understanding triggers and their applications Creating and managing database views Knowledge of transactions and ACID properties Performance tuning and optimization

T SQL Online Test

Q: What topics are covered in the T SQL Online Test?

T-SQL Database Design SQL Queries Indexes Data Manipulation Stored Procedures Triggers Views Normalization Transactions

About the test:

The T-SQL Online test uses scenario-based MCQs to evaluate candidates on their knowledge of Transact-SQL, including their proficiency in working with SQL Server databases, database management, and query optimization. The test also evaluates a candidate's familiarity with T-SQL programming constructs, functions, and operators, as well as their ability to write and debug complex SQL queries. The test aims to evaluate a candidate's ability to work with T-SQL effectively and design and develop efficient database solutions.

Covered skills:

T-SQL
SQL Queries
Data Manipulation
Triggers
Normalization

Database Design
Indexes
Stored Procedures
Views
Transactions

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9 reasons why

Adaface T SQL Test is the most accurate way to shortlist T-SQL Program Analysts

Reason #1

Tests for on-the-job skills

The T SQL 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:

Ability to write efficient T-SQL queries
Able to design and normalize databases
Experience in working with stored procedures, triggers, and views
Proficient in data manipulation
Ability to utilize indexes for optimizing query performance
Understanding of transaction management in SQL

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 T SQL Online Test will be non-googleable.

🧐 Question
Medium MS SQL: enterpriseDB, GROUP BY	Try practice test
The following T-SQL statements are run on enterpriseDB database: uamMembers with MemberPaid as 1 implies that the member payment is complete. We want to find number of paid users for each uamGroup. (If a uamGroup does not have any paid members, we want to have 0 as paid members count). Of the following T-SQL statements, what should we run to achieve this?
Medium MS SQL: Most recurring errors	Try practice test
Check out following MS SQL tables: We have a status monitoring page to display most recurring errors for each user. Here's the T-SQL statement to achieve this: How would you fill the empty blocks to finish the T-SQL statement from following options?
Medium Multi Select JOIN GROUP BY	Try practice test
Consider the following SQL table: How many rows does the following SQL query return?
Medium nth highest sales Nested queries User Defined Functions	Try practice test
Consider the following SQL table: Which of the following SQL commands will find the ‘nth highest Sales’ if it exists (returns null otherwise)?
Medium Select & IN Nested queries	Try practice test
Consider the following SQL table: Which of the following SQL queries would return the year when neither a football or cricket winner was chosen?
Medium Sorting Ubers Nested queries Join Comparison operators	Try practice test
Consider the following SQL table: What will be the first two tuples resulting from the following SQL command?
Hard With, AVG & SUM MAX() MIN() Aggregate functions	Try practice test
Consider the following SQL table: How many tuples does the following query return?

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill
	Medium MS SQL: enterpriseDB, GROUP BY	4 mins MS SQL	Try practice test
The following T-SQL statements are run on enterpriseDB database: uamMembers with MemberPaid as 1 implies that the member payment is complete. We want to find number of paid users for each uamGroup. (If a uamGroup does not have any paid members, we want to have 0 as paid members count). Of the following T-SQL statements, what should we run to achieve this?
	Medium MS SQL: Most recurring errors	4 mins MS SQL	Try practice test
Check out following MS SQL tables: We have a status monitoring page to display most recurring errors for each user. Here's the T-SQL statement to achieve this: How would you fill the empty blocks to finish the T-SQL statement from following options?
	Medium Multi Select JOIN GROUP BY	2 mins SQL	Try practice test
Consider the following SQL table: How many rows does the following SQL query return?
	Medium nth highest sales Nested queries User Defined Functions	3 mins SQL	Try practice test
Consider the following SQL table: Which of the following SQL commands will find the ‘nth highest Sales’ if it exists (returns null otherwise)?
	Medium Select & IN Nested queries	3 mins SQL	Try practice test
Consider the following SQL table: Which of the following SQL queries would return the year when neither a football or cricket winner was chosen?
	Medium Sorting Ubers Nested queries Join Comparison operators	3 mins SQL	Try practice test
Consider the following SQL table: What will be the first two tuples resulting from the following SQL command?
	Hard With, AVG & SUM MAX() MIN() Aggregate functions	2 mins SQL	Try practice test
Consider the following SQL table: How many tuples does the following query return?

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill	💪 Difficulty	⌛ Time
	MS SQL: enterpriseDB, GROUP BY	MS SQL	Medium	4 mins	Try practice test
The following T-SQL statements are run on enterpriseDB database: uamMembers with MemberPaid as 1 implies that the member payment is complete. We want to find number of paid users for each uamGroup. (If a uamGroup does not have any paid members, we want to have 0 as paid members count). Of the following T-SQL statements, what should we run to achieve this?
	MS SQL: Most recurring errors	MS SQL	Medium	4 mins	Try practice test
Check out following MS SQL tables: We have a status monitoring page to display most recurring errors for each user. Here's the T-SQL statement to achieve this: How would you fill the empty blocks to finish the T-SQL statement from following options?
	Multi Select JOIN GROUP BY	SQL	Medium	2 mins	Try practice test
Consider the following SQL table: How many rows does the following SQL query return?
	nth highest sales Nested queries User Defined Functions	SQL	Medium	3 mins	Try practice test
Consider the following SQL table: Which of the following SQL commands will find the ‘nth highest Sales’ if it exists (returns null otherwise)?
	Select & IN Nested queries	SQL	Medium	3 mins	Try practice test
Consider the following SQL table: Which of the following SQL queries would return the year when neither a football or cricket winner was chosen?
	Sorting Ubers Nested queries Join Comparison operators	SQL	Medium	3 mins	Try practice test
Consider the following SQL table: What will be the first two tuples resulting from the following SQL command?
	With, AVG & SUM MAX() MIN() Aggregate functions	SQL	Hard	2 mins	Try practice test
Consider the following SQL table: How many tuples does the following query return?

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 T SQL Online 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 T SQL Online 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 T SQL Assessment Test

Why you should use Pre-employment T SQL Online Test?

The T SQL Online 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:

T-SQL proficiency
Database design and normalization
SQL queries optimization
Indexing strategies
Data manipulation using T-SQL
Working with stored procedures
Understanding triggers and their applications
Creating and managing database views
Knowledge of transactions and ACID properties
Performance tuning and optimization

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 T SQL Online Test?

T-SQL
T-SQL, or Transact-SQL, is a programming language used for managing relational databases. It allows users to retrieve and manipulate data stored in a Microsoft SQL Server. This skill is essential to assess as it forms the foundation of SQL query execution and database management.
Database Design
Database design involves creating a structured framework for organizing data in a database system. It includes defining tables, establishing relationships, and ensuring data integrity. Measuring this skill is important as it assesses the candidate's ability to design efficient and scalable databases.
SQL Queries
SQL queries are statements used to retrieve specific data from a database. They enable users to filter, sort, and combine data based on specific criteria. Assessing this skill helps evaluate the candidate's proficiency in constructing complex queries to extract relevant information from a database.
Indexes
Indexes are database structures that improve query performance by allowing faster data retrieval. They help locate data quickly based on specified columns. Measuring this skill is crucial as it determines the candidate's understanding of optimizing database performance through index creation and usage.
Data Manipulation
Data manipulation involves modifying data in a database, such as inserting, updating, and deleting records. It requires knowledge of SQL statements and database operations. Evaluating this skill helps gauge the candidate's ability to accurately manipulate data while maintaining data integrity.
Stored Procedures
Stored procedures are pre-compiled database programs that can be executed repeatedly. They enhance database performance, encapsulate complex logic, and promote code reusability. This skill is important to measure as it reflects the candidate's proficiency in creating efficient and reliable procedures for data manipulation and retrieval.
Triggers
Triggers are database objects that automatically execute predefined actions when a specific event occurs. They allow users to enforce data integrity and implement business rules. Assessing this skill helps evaluate the candidate's understanding of trigger creation and their ability to design effective mechanisms for enforcing data consistency.
Views
Views are virtual tables created from queries that simplify data retrieval by providing a logical representation of data. They enable users to extract relevant information without directly accessing the underlying tables. Measuring this skill is crucial as it demonstrates the candidate's ability to create efficient and reusable views to simplify data access.
Normalization
Normalization is the process of organizing data in a logical and efficient manner by reducing redundancy and dependency. It involves breaking down data into multiple tables and establishing relationships between them. Assessing this skill is important as it evaluates the candidate's understanding of database normalization principles and their ability to design well-structured database schemas.
Transactions
Transactions ensure the integrity and consistency of data in a database by grouping multiple database operations into a single atomic unit. They guarantee that all operations within a transaction are executed successfully or rolled back if an error occurs. Measuring this skill is crucial as it demonstrates the candidate's understanding of data concurrency, consistency, and recovery.
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 T SQL Online Test to be based on.
T-SQL Basics
T-SQL Data Types
T-SQL Operators
T-SQL Functions
T-SQL Joins
T-SQL Subqueries
T-SQL Group By
T-SQL Sorting and Filtering
T-SQL Aggregate Functions
T-SQL String Manipulation
T-SQL Date and Time Functions
T-SQL Transactions
T-SQL Error Handling
T-SQL Indexes
Database Design Principles
Entity-Relationship Diagrams
Database Normalization
Database Keys
SQL Query Syntax
SELECT Statement
WHERE Clause
ORDER BY Clause
GROUP BY Clause
HAVING Clause
JOIN Clause
UNION Operator
Subqueries
Set Operations
SQL Built-in Functions
Data Manipulation Language (DML)
Data Definition Language (DDL)
Data Control Language (DCL)
Stored Procedures
Triggers
Views
Normalization Forms
Database Transactions
Concurrency Control
Locking and Deadlocks
Data Manipulation Operations
Working with Tables
Working with Views
Working with Indexes
Working with Schemas
Working with Constraints
Working with Triggers
Working with Stored Procedures
Working with Cursors
Working with Transactions
Query Performance Optimization
Query Execution Plans
Query Tuning
Query Indexing Strategies
Improving Query Performance
Query Optimization Techniques

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What roles can I use the T SQL Online Test for?

T-SQL Program Analyst
T-SQL Developer
Senior MS SQL Developer

How is the T SQL 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

Managing database security
Backup and recovery procedures
Understanding of relational database concepts
Working with complex join operations
Understanding of data types and their usage
Experience with advanced query techniques
Knowledge of database constraints
Understanding of data integrity principles
Proficiency in query plan analysis
Ability to troubleshoot and resolve database issues
Advanced knowledge of performance monitoring and tuning

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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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T SQL 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.