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Second Highest Value Query

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL00:00
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Problem

Interactive Brokers uses SQL assessments when evaluating engineers who may support Trader Workstation and Client Portal systems. Write a PostgreSQL query to identify candidates who achieved the second-highest distinct mark on the SQL-CORE assessment.

Requirements

  1. Consider only graded SQL-CORE records with non-NULL marks.
  2. Rank distinct marks from highest to lowest and return the second-highest mark.
  3. Return every candidate tied at that mark, including candidate_id, candidate_name, and marks.
  4. Sort the result by candidate_id in ascending order.

Schema

candidates
ColumnTypeDescription
candidate_idPKINTUnique candidate identifier
candidate_nameVARCHAR(100)Candidate's full name
hiring_trackVARCHAR(50)Engineering hiring track
assessment_scores
ColumnTypeDescription
score_idPKINTUnique score record identifier
candidate_idINTCandidate associated with the score
exam_codeVARCHAR(20)Assessment identifier
marksNUMERIC(5,2)Assessment marks out of 100
Tablescandidatesassessment_scores
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