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Microsoft SharePoint Administration test for hiring

See how candidates reason through everyday SharePoint administration scenarios.

10 minuten
15 vragen
Intermediate
Multiple choice
Questions in Engels
Phone and desktop

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Het korte antwoord

The Microsoft SharePoint Administration test is an intermediate hiring assessment for people who run SharePoint day to day. Its multiple-choice scenario questions measure practical knowledge of farm and tenant setup, permissions and upkeep, content governance, search and reporting. It suits site and farm administrators, IT support staff, developers, consultants, analysts and project leads.

Wat het meet

Practical knowledge of SharePoint setup, administration, content governance, search and reporting.

Farm and tenant setup

Questions cover setting up a server farm or an online tenant in Microsoft 365.

Permissions, sharing and upkeep

Scenarios ask how to keep sites secure and healthy through permissions, sharing and ongoing upkeep.

Content management and governance

Candidates consider document management with retention and compliance in mind.

Search, reporting and usage insights

Questions cover making content findable and reportable through search and Power BI.

Question formats

Multiple choice

The candidate: Reads a short situation, table or statement and picks the right answer, or every right answer.

You see: Whether the candidate knows the material well enough to apply it, not just recognize it.

15 questions in 10 minutes, served one at a time.

Roles this test fits

People who run SharePoint day to day: site and farm administrators, IT support staff who look after sites or servers, developers and consultants who build on it, and analysts or project leads who manage content in it.

Evidence for SharePoint hiring decisions

See setup reasoning
A scenario about a server farm or online tenant shows how a candidate applies setup knowledge, beyond a resume listing SharePoint.
Check governance judgment
Document scenarios bring retention and compliance into content management, giving you evidence about how candidates approach governed content.
Interpret answers in context
Small tables show relevant settings, permissions or results. Each question names Microsoft 365 or SharePoint Server Subscription Edition and supplies the settings it depends on.

What you get for each candidate

Example report (fictional data)Microsoft SharePoint Administration

67%Percentile 37. Benchmark: HireValid candidates, n = 252

Farm and tenant setup64%

Permissions, sharing and upkeep67%

Content management and governance66%

Search, reporting and usage insights69%

Integrity ScoreHoge betrouwbaarheid

Stayed on the test tab throughout
No pasted answers
Answered at a steady pace

Scores, profiles and integrity signals are evidence for you to review alongside an interview, never an automatic decision.

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Review integrity signals in context

Each candidate receives a different set of questions from large question pools, in a different order, with shuffled answer options. The browser receives one question at a time, and answer keys stay on HireValid’s servers. Timing runs on the server; reloading brings back the same question with only the time left. Candidates cannot copy or select question text, and a blocked copy attempt is recorded. HireValid may summarize signals such as time away from the test tab, pastes into answers and answers faster than a question can be read in an Integrity Score and evidence timeline. Review those signals as evidence, not a decision. With candidate consent, an employer can add webcam photos at random moments.

Hoe we fraude met AI tegengaan · Integrity signals

Use the score as one source of evidence

Review the score alongside a work sample and a structured interview. For example, ask the candidate to talk through a SharePoint administration scenario and explain how they would check settings, permissions or results. Treat the test as evidence for a person to review, not as a pass mark or a decision on its own. If the role also covers identity administration, see Active Directory. For related technical hiring, explore Microsoft Exchange Server and Linux.

Vragen voor gestructureerde sollicitatiegesprekken

A site’s sharing settings need review. How would you decide what to change and what to check afterward?
Listen for a reasoned approach to permissions, sharing and site health, including how the candidate would verify the result.
How would you organize documents when retention and compliance requirements matter?
Listen for practical consideration of content management and governance, rather than a definition of either term.
A team says it cannot find content and needs clearer usage reporting. How would you investigate?
Listen for a relevant approach using SharePoint search and reporting, including how Power BI might help make results reportable.

Understand scoring and benchmarks

Fairness and accommodations

Every question says whether it is about SharePoint in Microsoft 365 or SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, and shows the settings it depends on in the question, so nothing rests on remembering a particular menu path or an older version. Scenarios use everyday organizations, names from many backgrounds and no money, and the reading level is kept plain so the test measures SharePoint knowledge rather than reading speed.

You can give any candidate extra time as an accommodation. Results are evidence for a person to review, never an automatic decision.

Provisional: reliability is reported once 200 candidates have completed it.

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Test details

Short scenario questions on running Microsoft SharePoint at an intermediate level, in Microsoft 365 and on SharePoint Server. They cover setting up a server farm or an online tenant, keeping sites secure and healthy, managing documents with retention and compliance in mind, and making content findable and reportable through search and Power BI. Most questions show a small table of settings, permissions or results and ask what happens or what to change.

Questions are in English.
No aids are needed.
Each question is answered once, in order, with no going back.
4 practice questions, 4 minutes, before the timed test.

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Veelgestelde vragen

Who is the Microsoft SharePoint Administration test for?+

It is for people who run SharePoint day to day, including site and farm administrators, IT support staff who look after sites or servers, developers and consultants who build on it, and analysts or project leads who manage content. The level is intermediate.

What does the Microsoft SharePoint Administration test measure?+

It measures practical knowledge of SharePoint setup, administration, content governance, search and reporting. Its short scenarios include settings, permissions or results, with topics spanning Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Server.

How does the Microsoft SharePoint Administration test handle version context?+

Each question says whether it concerns SharePoint in Microsoft 365 or SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, and shows the settings it depends on. Plain reading and everyday scenarios are intended to measure SharePoint knowledge rather than reading speed.

Can candidates use aids or try the Microsoft SharePoint Administration test first?+

No aids are allowed. Candidates can try a practice set of four questions with a four-minute limit before they start. The hiring test itself has 15 multiple-choice questions and a 10-minute limit, and it can be taken on a phone.