Candidate profile“Advanced Microsoft Sentinel”
Incident triageExperienced
KQLAdvanced
Self-reported. Hard to compare. No clear evidence of strengths or gaps.
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Microsoft Sentinel · SOC Analyst
Sarah Thompson
88/100Strong proficiency
Skill areaResult
Incident Management & Triage92%
KQL & Log Investigation78%
Analytics Rules & Detection86%
Threat Hunting74%
Development focusKQL joins & entity mappingTargeted guidance available
Personalised Proficiency Plan3 focus areasPrioritised learning resources
Assessment integrity0 anti-cheating flags detected
Assess the software your people actually use
XeroMYOB AccountRightQuickBooks OnlineExcelMicrosoft SentinelPalo Alto Cortex XDRSplunkPropertyMeMRI PropertyTreeXplanEmployment HeroJavaScript & TypeScriptPythonReactHTML / CSSSQLPower BIHubSpotGoogle AdsMicrosoft Dynamics 365Simpro Premium
XeroMYOB AccountRightQuickBooks OnlineExcelMicrosoft SentinelPalo Alto Cortex XDRSplunkPropertyMeMRI PropertyTreeXplanEmployment HeroJavaScript & TypeScriptPythonReactHTML / CSSSQLPower BIHubSpotGoogle AdsMicrosoft Dynamics 365Simpro Premium
THE VERIFICATION GAP
Experience on a CV isn’t proof of proficiency.
Someone can write “Advanced Xero”, “Power BI” or “Microsoft Sentinel” on a résumé. That tells you where they have worked, not how well they can perform the workflows your role depends on.
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VERIFIED88%weighted proficiency
Incident Management & Triage92%
KQL & Log Investigation78%
Threat Hunting74%
✓ Capability and development needs visible before the decision.
HOW TESTINVEST WORKS
Assess. Verify. Identify gaps. Upskill.
One workflow connects assessment, evidence and development across both recruitment and existing workforce capability.
Assess
Choose the software and role, set the time allowance, then invite a candidate or workforce cohort.
Verify
Scenario-based testing turns self-reported experience into comparable proficiency evidence.
Identify gaps
See overall performance plus strengths and development areas by skill domain.
Upskill
Turn measured gaps into a targeted Personalised Proficiency Plan and learning pathway.
FROM SCORE TO SKILL DEPTH
Make strengths and development areas visible.
A single percentage is useful. Seeing capability across the actual software skill domains makes the result far more actionable.
MORE THAN A TEST SCORE
Give hiring teams something they can act on.
TestInvest turns an assessment into structured evidence for selection, comparison and development.
VERIFIED RESULT
See skill depth, not just pass or fail.
Understand overall proficiency and exactly where capability is strong or weak.
CANDIDATE COMPARISON
Compare the capability that matters to the role.
Give recruiters and hiring managers a cleaner way to separate similar CVs.
Skill areaRachel · 86%Candidate B · 72%
Formulas & functions
PivotTables & summarisation
Lookups & reconciliation
Rachel leads across 3 priority Excel skill areas
PERSONALISED PROFICIENCY PLAN
Turn gaps into targeted development.
Translate weaker skill areas into a prioritised plan with practical training guidance and relevant learning resources.
Priority development area
KQL join & table enrichment
High priority
01FocusJoining SecurityAlert and IdentityInfo correctly
02ResourceMicrosoft Learn and relevant vendor documentation
03Next stepTargeted practice, then reassess proficiency
INTERACTIVE SAMPLE
Try 3 Microsoft Sentinel questions.
These sample questions come from TestInvest’s reviewed Microsoft Sentinel SOC Analyst assessment and show how the test moves from core workflow knowledge into KQL and analytics-rule configuration.
EXPERT-REVIEWED CONTENTMicrosoft Sentinel assessment contributor: Bob Smart
Incident Management & TriageBronze
Question 1 of 3
A SOC analyst opens Microsoft Sentinel and sees a newly created incident with status 'New' and no owner. After claiming it, which status should the analyst immediately set to indicate active investigation is underway?
A SOC analyst needs to query all failed Windows logon events from the past 24 hours in Microsoft Sentinel. Which KQL query correctly retrieves EventID 4625 from the SecurityEvent table?
An analyst creates a Scheduled analytics rule in Microsoft Sentinel. The rule query returns a column called SourceIP. To ensure Sentinel maps this value to an IP entity for investigation graph enrichment and UEBA correlation, what must the analyst configure?
PROOF IN PRACTICE · HUGHES RECRUITMENT PARTNERS
A real placement, backed by verified SQL proficiency.
Hughes Recruitment Partners used TestInvest to verify a software engineer’s SQL capability before presenting the candidate to its client.
Read the case study →98%difficulty-weighted score
39/40questions correct
Placedand remains in the role
KNOW WHO YOU ARE HIRING
Hire with evidence. Upskill with direction.
Know who you’re hiring — and what your team needs next.
Verify proficiency before an offer, baseline the team you already have and aim development spend at measured gaps.
- Reduce uncertainty before hiring
- See onboarding needs earlier
- Baseline, upskill and retest teams
Present candidates you can stand behind.
Add verified software capability to your shortlist and give clients evidence beyond the résumé.
- Differentiate your shortlist
- Compare candidates objectively
- Reduce placement risk and rework
ASSESSMENT INTEGRITY
Evidence designed to be trusted.
Secure delivery, behaviour-aware testing and detailed reporting make the result useful in a real hiring or workforce decision.
Advanced anti-cheating
Server-controlled timing and protected question delivery help preserve assessment integrity.
Behaviour signals
Tab switching, copy/paste attempts and suspicious response patterns can be surfaced for business review.
Skill-level evidence
Difficulty-weighted scores and domain breakdowns measure proficiency without reducing the result to a pass/fail label.
Verifiable credentials
Candidates can receive a unique credential linked to their verified assessment result. Explore certification →
ASSESSMENT LIBRARY
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Start with the systems your people actually use, with our continually expanding assessment library shaped by client demand.
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- 02Assessment buildWe create a practical assessment aligned to your needs.
- 03Use the evidenceHire, baseline or upskill with confidence.
PRICING
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Pricing supports single-candidate verification as well as recruiter and organisational volumes.
YOUR NEXT HIRE OR TEAM REVIEW
Know before you hire. Know where to upskill.
Test the software skills that matter before you make the decision.