One of the questions had you build a simple dashboard. I believe I had 6-8 “hands-on” Tableau Workbook problems I needed to solve. I was expecting a simple multiple-choice question as my first problem. I am unsure if the questions are randomly ordered, but this was a bit of a surprise for me. I am used to exams starting slowly and increasing in difficulty as the exam progresses. My very first question on the exam was a “hands-on” Tableau workbook problem. Here are some topics you may see on the exam. I e-mailed them about the question and, hopefully, they will correct it in the near future. Things like this can diminish your confidence in taking the exam. Overall, this exam was very helpful, but I felt one of the “hands-on” problems was not worded properly, and the problem and the solution did not feel in-sync. I also purchased a practice exam from Learning Tableau for $9.99. This may sound daunting, but you really will spend more time (2-3 minutes each) on the “hands-on” questions versus the multiple-choice questions (maybe 10-30 seconds each).Īt the end of this blog post, I provide some resources to help you prepare for the exam. The exam consists of 30 questions and you have 60 minutes to complete the exam.

The second reason was that, at work, we want to be able to internally teach a DSE prep class for our business partners so they could obtain this certification to help them in their career path within the City and for them to add to their accomplishments list for their yearly performance reviews. Also, it gave me a feel for how taking an exam virtually worked (and I was glad I did!). I saw it as an additional resource in my practicing to take the DQA exam. The first reason I took this exam now was that Tableau offered a special price of $50 to take the exam if you purchased it before the end of 2018. So, I have been using Tableau for a while, and you might wonder why I decided to take the Desktop Specialist Exam (DSE) versus the Desktop Qualified Associate Exam (DQA). Tableau also recommends that you have previously taken the Desktop I – Fundamentals class. It costs $100 to take the exam and it is recommended you have 3 or more months of Tableau Desktop experience. This exam focuses on the foundational functionality of Tableau Desktop and a basic understanding of the product. On the last day of 2018, I took and passed the Tableau Desktop Specialist Exam.

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