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Questions tagged [interview]

For questions related to interviewing software testers - either side of the desk.

It applies to every question, but it is especially important for the questions to indicate an own research prior to asking the question here.

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How should you interview for QA positions?

Joel has his "The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing (version 3.0)", but that's really for programmers. How should you go about interviewing testers? We ask programmers to program on a whiteboard; how you can you ask testers to test in an interview,…
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Resume and job seeking advice - career change from Development to Testing

I am a former senior software developer who is looking to get into testing, and I would like some advice on how to structure my resume, as well as any general tips on how best to look for work and interview - considering my background. Firstly, why…
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Preparation for Interviews

Being an experienced software tester, how do you prepare yourself technically before appearing in the interviews? I've had around 6-year experience in software testing, but when it comes to preparing myself for an interview, I often get very…
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What skills technical testers candidates are missing?

I'm trying on understand what are the common skills and knowledge that candidates for technical testers are missing and thus failing at job interviews. The reason I ask those questions stems from the time we spent and invested into finding the right…
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Will coding experience from automated testing translate well for software development?

I have a couple of years of experience in software testing, however I find myself more interested in working on the application code itself. I've become reasonably proficient in coding over this timeframe and I've found I have more passion for…
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How do people express their ability to test software?

Software developers are usually able to build up portfolios of projects they may have worked on and prospective employers might carry out programming tests to determine the level of their abilities. As a tester that dabbles in automation I do have…
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Switching into testing from development

I am working as associate developer and I have 1 year of experience. But I really wish to switch into testing, as I have completed Manual Testing and QTP course, and because I have less knowledge in writing code. I need to know the possibilities and…
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Could I get a job by sending a list of bugs found in products of potential employer?

DISCLAIMER: I could not resist not to ask this question, although I know there is no single, objective answer. Please, delete it or turn it into community wiki. As a potential employer, how would you respond to a cover letter with a list of genuine…
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What types of testing did you do - what does the employer want to hear?

While looking for a job, I came across that the questionnaires often ask the same question: what types of testing have you worked with? During a personal interview it would be possible to clarify by what criteria they classify testing. At the same…
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How can I assess a company's agile testing maturity during an interview with them?

What questions should I ask during the interview process and what am I looking for in the answers that they give (or don't) in order that I gain a good understanding of what testing processes and procedures they use to ensure high quality…
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What should QA ask developers they are interviewing?

I'm doing QA for a small dev team and we are interviewing some candidates for an open position. I've been asked to be part of the interview process. Anyone have ideas for the kinds of questions QA should be asking devs? Any examples?
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Software Tester Tests and exercises for Interviews (junior level)

Just a quick question, I'm running interviews for a Junior Tester role to work with me, and would like to give a Software Tester Test to help filter through applicants - does anyone know of any good ones out on the internet. I've written an…
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How to interview a QA Manager or Director?

I'm a fresh out of school software engineer, and have been asked to interview potential qa managers and directors. Since they're management level, what sort of questions should I ask them? Company structure, guidelines and managerials experience,…
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Regarding pay for entry level

I hope I am asking this question in the right spot; I'm new here. I didn't know whether to put this on here or the Workplace as it does concern testing so I deleted my previous question and re-asked it here. I have been through several in person and…
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Automation testing using an inside framework and nothing famous

I'm a Computer Science student who started as a Software QA Automation Developer at a big company. The team is using kind of old tech, so we do not use Selenium or any other well-known framework. I only develop the tests using an internally made…
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