A data analyst interview kit for data hiring teams running SQL challenges, dashboard critiques, and stakeholder scenarios in Taskade.
What's Included
- SQL Challenge: Real query problems against an anonymized schema — agent grades query quality
- Dashboard Critique: Candidate critiques an existing dashboard for clarity, accuracy, and business value
- Statistical Reasoning: Conditional probability, A/B test interpretation, sample-size logic
- Stakeholder Scenario: Candidate handles ambiguous request from a non-technical stakeholder
- Panel Aggregation: Data lead + business stakeholder + engineering manager scores
Why This Template Wins
- Query quality reveals craft: Beyond "did it return the right number," agent grades clarity and efficiency
- Dashboard critique tests business sense: Strong analysts question what to measure, not just how
- Stakeholder scenario predicts collaboration: Candidate's communication under ambiguity = ramp speed
How to Use
- Clone this template into your Taskade workspace
- Customize SQL challenges to your warehouse schema
- Connect Snowflake, BigQuery, your ATS
- Train the SQL Grading Agent on your query style
- Set up automation triggers for panel scheduling
FAQ
Does this work for analytics engineer vs data scientist hires?
Yes. Analytics engineer focus on dbt and modeling; data scientist focus on statistical methods and modeling.
Can the agent test ML or causal-inference skills?
Yes. Add ML/causal questions; agent grades reasoning and code samples.
What plan supports a data hiring team?
Pro ($16/mo annual) handles the team. Business ($40/mo) adds query-history retention.
CTA
Try this template free in Taskade. For SQL grading setup, see /learn/agents/custom-agents. Pair with Data Analyst 30-60-90. Browse data apps in the Community Gallery.