I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Emergent Software
Interview
I had a similar experience to the other QA Engineer Interview posted here. The assessment is very easy if you're used to these kind of assessments and test well.
There is an aptitude test that involves selecting descriptive qualities about yourself. Four minutes to choose 10 out of 40 qualities.
Next is the Problem Solving, Spatial Knowledge, and Data Analysis portions.
These may weed out of some non qualified candidates, but consider adding more time (Not just for disabilities), or replacing this step entirely with more industry specific questions. Research has proven these types of test to promote recall first and foremost rather than actual problem solving in the field. Especially when you have 12-15 questions with a 10 minute limit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
This figure shows an unfolded box (with various colors on each square), which of the options below could be the box if folded?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Emergent Software (Cincinnati, OH) in Jun 2024
Interview
After reaching out to me, I had to participate in three separate interviews and complete one assignment. The first was an initial, get-to-know kind of interview with my recruiter. I then received an email with a test site and was asked to spend one hour testing it for defects and logging everything I found in an Excel document. My second interview was with a Manager and Director who asked me more about my experience, how I handled tough testing situations, and other QA questions. My final interview was with the CTO who quizzed me on various tech categories like the cloud, databases, and more. Each interview was done on a Teams video call.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What defect was the hardest for you to find, and how was it resolved?
Much like other interview reviews, had an absolutely disappointing and horrible candidate experience. Applied online, was contacted by a recruiter to take an assessment test, 4 sections timed at 10 minutes each. It was a personality test and 3 other mind tests that had zero relation to what the role actually entails (ex: provided a picture of a deconstructed square and asked which option would be the accurate representation). In the beginning of the test, the CTO provides a 2 min overview of why the test is important and thanks the candidate for their time. Received a rejection the next day. If youre going to ask a candidate to take assessments, it makes more sense to ask them things relatively close to what they'd be doing rather than various mind quizes that can be found in newspaper ads.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
provided a picture of a deconstructed square and asked which option would be the accurate representation