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SQL Selection by Prefix
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SQL Selection by Prefix

EasySQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Accion Labs maintains an employee directory for internal search and reporting. Write a PostgreSQL query to find directory entries for employees whose names start with the uppercase letter G.

Requirements

  1. Return the employee name and team.
  2. Include only names beginning with uppercase G, and sort the results alphabetically by employee name.

Schema

employees
ColumnTypeDescription
employee_idPKINTEGERUnique employee identifier
employee_nameVARCHAR(100)Employee display name
teamVARCHAR(80)Accion Labs team assignment
locationVARCHAR(80)Primary work location
Tablesemployees
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