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Rank Branch Placements by Month
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Rank Branch Placements by Month

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

A recruitment company wants to compare branch performance for September 2026. Write a SQL query to calculate each branch's total candidates placed and placement transactions during that month, include only branches that placed more than 100 candidates, and assign their placement rank.

Output

  1. One row per qualifying branch, with columns branch_name, candidates_placed, total_placements, and placement_rank.
  2. Include only branches with more than 100 candidates placed during September 2026. NULL candidate values are ignored by the candidate total.
  3. Rank branches from highest to lowest total placements. Branches tied on total placements share a rank.
  4. Order by total placements descending, then branch name ascending.

Schema

branches
ColumnTypeDescription
branch_idPKINTUnique branch identifier
branch_nameVARCHAR(100)Name of the recruitment branch
cityVARCHAR(100)City where the branch operates
placements
ColumnTypeDescription
placement_idPKINTUnique placement batch identifier
branch_idINTBranch responsible for the placements
placement_dateDATEDate on which the placement batch was recorded
candidates_placedINTNumber of candidates placed in the batch
placement_countINTNumber of placement transactions in the batch
Tablesbranchesplacements
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