“Our clients ask us to interview people when they're looking to bring the visualization function in house, and we can do that. But if you're [hiring] on your own and don't have that deep experience, it is going to be more challenging.” - Brick Thompson, CEO, Blue Margin
The demand continues to rise for data visualization expertise. In fact, by 2028, the global data visualization market is expected to reach $20.16 billion (Digital Journal, 2022). As Blue Margin grows, we’ve continued to develop and refine the role of our data visualization engineers, labeling the position in-house as “Power BI Consultant,” due to our employees’ frequent external-facing client interactions and Power BI being our dashboard tool of choice.
It can be challenging to hire individuals that possess both the technical skills and business acumen necessary to interface with senior executives and develop reports to drive business outcomes, but our hiring managers have developed a process and toolset to help identify top talent. In the episode, How to Hire a Good BI Visualization Engineer, Blue Margin CEO Brick Thompson and VP of Delivery Operations Caleb Ochs discuss the challenges of hiring data visualization engineers, what to avoid, and what to look for in potential candidates. They’ve also compiled Blue Margin’s screening tools to help listeners in their hiring efforts.
Blue Margin uses these tools to screen data visualization engineer candidates: