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Power BI test

Type: Software skills

Time: 10 min

Languages: English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish

Level: Intermediate

Summary of the Power BI test

This Power BI test evaluates candidates’ technical knowledge and skills with the data processing software and their ability to create informative reports and presentations. This test helps you identify candidates who are confident and proficient users of Microsoft Power BI tools.

Covered skills

Power BI online
Data modeling in the query editor
Table relationships & DAX
Data visualization

Use our Microsoft Power BI test to hire

Data analysts, business analysts, data scientists, marketing analysts, IT professionals, Power BI specialists, BI consultants, BI developers, financial analysts, and other roles that require a good grasp of Power BI.

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About the Power BI test

Microsoft’s Power BI (standing for “business intelligence”) is a software platform that helps people connect, transform, and visualize data from different sources. In turn, this helps industry professionals use data to make informed decisions.

With our interactive Power BI test, it’s easy to measure candidates’ skills in:

Data import and export
Chart and graph management
Using Power BI online
Data structuring
Table management
DAX functions
Data analytics
Data visualization
Query editing

When taking the test, candidates have ten minutes to solve data problems using Power BI tools and functions. For example, they might need to:

Decide the best way to visualize inaccurate data from imports
Explain how best to create specific charts and tables efficiently
Explore how to use DAX functions to make accurate calculations

By testing Power BI skills, your applicants can show you what they’re capable of, meaning you don’t have to rely on second-guessing resumes and references.

Candidates who perform well on the Power BI online test can:

Read, prepare, and visualize metrics using the Power BI service
Import and sort data so it’s relevant to specific reports
Translate complex information into graphs and charts for different audiences
Use a range of tools to create Power BI reports and presentations
Make accurate calculations and manage incomplete datasets to produce visuals

Want a quick tour of the Power BI skills test? Check out some preview questions before you get started.

The test is made by a subject-matter expert

Anum R.

With a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering and a certification in data analysis, Anum has been working as an SAP Data Analyst with a leading organization for over seven years.

A highly motivated and results-focused professional, Anum also enjoys writing and has extensive experience as a technical writer producing end-use documentation, how-to guides, technical blogs, product manuals, and training material.

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The Power BI test will be included in a PDF report along with the other tests from your assessment. You can easily download and share this report with colleagues and candidates.

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Why are Power BI skills important to employers?

Employers look for Power BI experts because they excel at producing reliable, data-rich reports that all business levels can understand and take action from.

They want to hire people who are flexible and confident in using different tools to break down complex data and inform better decision-making.

In fact, many data-driven companies prefer using Power BI Desktop over other suites because:

It can connect to a large number of data sources and applications
It doesn’t need complicated system integration or infrastructure support
It processes data rapidly, even providing live updates as new data comes in
Its dashboards are highly customizable
Reports are automatically updated as new data comes in
Multiple users can interact with its data simultaneously

Beyond this, employers use Power BI testing to ensure recruits hit the ground running without extensive software training or supervision.

Competencies to look for during Power BI testing

Our Power BI test helps you with skills validation based on three key data-handling competencies:

Managing tables and DAX: Can the applicant edit queries, build data tables from scratch, and manage existing tables?
Data modeling: Can the candidate collate, define, and analyze a wide range of business data and explore its relationships?
Data visualization: Can the candidate create graphs, charts, tables, and reports from the Power BI dashboard? Can they translate information and answer questions in ways accessible to different audiences?

What job roles can you hire with our Power BI test?

The software skills measured in our Power BI assessment test are transferable across many different data-focused roles. Here are just a few positions it can help you hire for:

Data and business analysts use various analytics tools, such as Power BI, to find new ways for companies to become more efficient, cost-effective, and competitive
Data scientists research data, write code, and configure statistical models to help teams and stakeholders make more confident decisions – Power BI tools are useful for businesses, agencies, and scientific research bodies
Financial analysts use Power BI to collect accounting data and create budgeting reports to support future investment decisions – it’s highly popular with finance companies
IT professionals analyze and manage complex databases and share recommendations with internal and external clients
Marketing analysts use Power BI to measure advertising and outreach performance and share results with decision-makers
BI developers, specialists, and consultants specifically work with the Power BI suite to produce insightful reports and visualizations to support business decisions

Skills-based hiring is changing how data-driven companies hire specialized workers. Redfish, for example, is a marketing agency that started using TestGorilla skills assessments to streamline its hiring process and improve its hiring quality.

Over time, our skills tests have helped it cut down mis-hires, saving its HR team much-needed time and money.

Create a multi-measure assessment: 4 tests to pair with the Power BI skills test

If you’re hiring any data expert, such as a Microsoft Power BI data analyst, you need to measure more than Power BI skills alone. How can you be sure your candidates know how to tell stories with data, communicate effectively with others, or know coding languages such as JavaScript or Python?

The answer lies in a multi-measure assessment! With TestGorilla, you can run up to five skills tests at once as part of a custom assessment – meaning you get a clear idea of who you’re hiring before you interview them.

To get you started, here are four skills tests from our library that we recommend using alongside the Microsoft Power BI test:

JavaScript (Coding): Data Structures & Data Types test: Hire a Power BI analyst who has a basic understanding of the data structures and data types found in code.
Working With Data test: Assess your candidates’ general understanding of data analysis, handling, and report creation – ideal for junior Power BI roles
Communication (Intermediate) test: Recruit a collaborative Power BI analyst who listens actively to instructions and can create accessible reports for different audiences
Data Storytelling test: Measure candidates’ abilities to visualize and tell compelling stories with data and give actionable insights into complex information

If you’re still unsure how much value skills-based hiring could bring your firm, check out our recruitment ROI calculator – and start exploring our library for free.

FAQs

An assessment is the total package of tests and custom questions that you put together to evaluate your candidates. Each individual test within an assessment is designed to test something specific, such as a job skill or language. An assessment can consist of up to 5 tests and 20 custom questions. You can have candidates respond to your custom questions in several ways, such as with a personalized video.

A video question is a specific type of custom question you can add to your assessment. Video questions let you create a question and have your candidates use their webcam to record a video response. This is an excellent way to see how a candidate would conduct themselves in a live interview, and is especially useful for sales and hospitality roles. Some good examples of things to ask for video questions would be "Why do you want to work for our company?" or "Try to sell me an item you have on your desk right now."

Besides video questions, you can also add the following types of custom questions: multiple-choice, coding, file upload, and essay. Multiple-choice lets your candidates choose from a list of answers that you provide, coding lets you create a coding problem for them to solve, file upload allows your candidates to upload a file that you request (such as a resume or portfolio), and essay allows an open-ended text response to your question. You can learn more about different custom question types here.

An assessment is the total package of tests and custom questions that you put together to evaluate your candidates. Each individual test within an assessment is designed to test something specific, such as a job skill or language. An assessment can consist of up to 5 tests and 20 custom questions. You can have candidates respond to your custom questions in several ways, such as with a personalized video.

A video question is a specific type of custom question you can add to your assessment. Video questions let you create a question and have your candidates use their webcam to record a video response. This is an excellent way to see how a candidate would conduct themselves in a live interview, and is especially useful for sales and hospitality roles. Some good examples of things to ask for video questions would be "Why do you want to work for our company?" or "Try to sell me an item you have on your desk right now."

Besides video questions, you can also add the following types of custom questions: multiple-choice, coding, file upload, and essay. Multiple-choice lets your candidates choose from a list of answers that you provide, coding lets you create a coding problem for them to solve, file upload allows your candidates to upload a file that you request (such as a resume or portfolio), and essay allows an open-ended text response to your question. You can learn more about different custom question types here.

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