Where can you find qualified {role_name}?

What are the best practices for headhunting {role_name}?

How to shortlist candidates?

Once you have started to get applications from applicants, a thorough screening process and shortlisting of prospects will help you make the most of your time spent with the most qualified ones. 

Automated shortlisting tools :

Automated screening quickly filters out unqualified candidates, saving time for manual review. This allows the manual process to focus on the most promising candidates, ensuring the best ones are considered for further evaluation.

Screening questions to auto-shortlist based on predefined criteria

like qualifications, location, experience, and skills. Either use job board or use an ATS such as whitecarrot. Here are some questions for {role_name}

• How many years of experience do you have working with ETL tools like Informatica or Talend?
  • Auto-reject criteria: Less than 2 years of experience with ETL tools.
• How many years of experience do you have in SQL and data warehousing?
  • Auto-reject criteria: Less than 3 years of experience with SQL and data warehousing concepts.
• Are you located in [specified location] or willing to work remotely?
  • Auto-reject criteria: Candidate is not located in the required area or not willing to work remotely.

Skill based question to auto shortlist candidate

Analyze the skill test data to automatically shortlist top-performing applicants. (recommended screening test time - 15 minutes). Here are some skill test questions for {role_name}

ETL Tools

Assess the candidate's knowledge of ETL processes and tools (e.g., Informatica, Talend).

• Question 1: What does the "T" in ETL stand for?
  • Options:
    1. Translate
    2. Transform
    3. Transmit
    4. Transcode
  • Correct Answer: 2. Transform
• Question 2: Which ETL tool allows for drag-and-drop interface-based data transformations?
  • Options:
    1. Informatica
    2. Tableau
    3. Python
    4. Snowflake
  • Correct Answer: 1. Informatica
• Question 3: Which of the following can be used to automate ETL workflows?
  • Options:
    1. Git
    2. Jenkins
    3. SSIS
    4. Airflow
  • Correct Answer: 4. Airflow

SQL and Data Warehousing

Assess SQL proficiency and knowledge of data warehousing concepts.

• Question 1: Which SQL statement is used to retrieve data from a database?
  • Options:
    1. SELECT
    2. DELETE
    3. INSERT
    4. UPDATE
  • Correct Answer: 1. SELECT
• Question 2: What is a data warehouse?
  • Options:
    1. A system for operational data processing
    2. A repository for storing large volumes of data for reporting and analysis
    3. A system for web server monitoring
    4. A tool for data encryption
  • Correct Answer: 2. A repository for storing large volumes of data for reporting and analysis
• Question 3: Which SQL clause is used to filter records based on a condition?
  • Options:
    1. FROM
    2. WHERE
    3. ORDER BY
    4. GROUP BY
  • Correct Answer: 2. WHERE

Data Transformation and Integration

Evaluate the candidate’s ability to transform and integrate data across systems.

• Question 1: Which process involves converting data from one format to another?
  • Options:
    1. Extraction
    2. Loading
    3. Transformation
    4. Integration
  • Correct Answer: 3. Transformation
• Question 2: How do you handle null values during the data transformation process?
  • Options:
    1. Remove all null values
    2. Replace them with default values
    3. Leave them unchanged
    4. Ignore them
  • Correct Answer: 2. Replace them with default values
• Question 3: Which of the following is a key consideration in integrating data from multiple sources?
  • Options:
    1. Source file name
    2. Data consistency and format
    3. The color of the data visualization
    4. Data encryption algorithms
  • Correct Answer: 2. Data consistency and format

Note - Auto reject candidates if scores less than 70% in this section

One way video interview

Use tools like hirevue, whitecarrot.io to ask candidates pre-recorded questions about their experience and skills.

Use sample question given in scorecard.

Collect other information 

Collect data from shortlisted candidates, such as salary expectations and visa status.

Manual candidate profile shortlisting:

Thoroughly review the CVs of the top scoring candidates from the automated process

Look for evidence of the required skills, experience, and achievements

Review the candidate’s portfolio or GitHub repositories to see examples of their work.