The Tableau - Usage and Concepts (Short) assessment is designed to evaluate the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze complex data structures and extract insightful and actionable business intelligence using Tableau, covering key areas such as connecting to data sources and managing data relationships, building dashboards and organizing layouts, using filters to control data in views, creating and using calculated fields, using aggregation, table calculations, and parameters, and building and formatting visualizations. The test measures practical Tableau skills through a variety of question types, including multiple choice, multiple correct answer, and essay composition questions, with questions drawn from a large pool to prevent cheating, one or more questions featuring individual time limits to further deter cheating and improve predictive performance, and one or more questions scored using artificial intelligence to ensure accurate and comprehensive evaluation of each candidate's capabilities.

The specific attributes measured include:

Following completion, the test produces a Candidate Selection Report that includes an overall score and detailed scores for each attribute.

The Candidate Selection Report also provides expert interview questions that help you probe critical or low-scoring areas, along with a guide for noting your evaluation of the candidate's responses. Consistent use of an interview guide is an important part of gaining better candidate insights and making better hiring decisions.

Note that while the Tableau - Usage and Concepts (Short) assessment is a useful and efficient instrument for confirming a base level of skill or knowledge about this important topic, it is not intended to pinpoint the exact level of candidate or skill. We recommend that skills tests, like this one, be used in parallel with other measurements, such as cognitive ability, job fit, and behavioral history. Each different type of test provides a valuable piece of information you can use when evaluating potential job performance.