# Good books or courses to prepare for QA job interviews? **URL:** \ **Category:** Discussions\ **Tags:** career-development, interviewing, job-hunting, interview-questions\ **Created:** [8 July 2026 22:16 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/good-books-or-courses-to-prepare-for-qa-job-interviews/87560 "2026-07-08T22:16:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nsegal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8491ac/32.png) [@nsegal](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/nsegal)\ **Post date:** [8 July 2026 22:16 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/good-books-or-courses-to-prepare-for-qa-job-interviews/87560/1 "2026-07-08T22:16:26Z")
I am looking for good books or courses to prepare for QA job interviews. The jobs involve manual testing, developing automation frameworks and tests. Please recommend some good books or courses to prepare for interviews. PS - I searched Udemy and could not find anything good. The authors are either obscure or have little to no job experience (especially in the past 5 years). The last type seems like academics who know the theory and not the practical challenges. Some of them seem to come up with course after course without ever having to use the skills of the course in a job. As an aside, Developers have it so good vs QA when it comes to availability of interview prep material. They have MANY sources for interview prep. So, they can always find something that they like. I wonder why there is such a dearth of material for QA or SDET. ---
**Author:** ![ujjwal.singh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/ujjwal.singh/32/13861_2.png) [@ujjwal.singh](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/ujjwal.singh)\ **Post date:** [27 July 2026 06:23 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/good-books-or-courses-to-prepare-for-qa-job-interviews/87560/2 "2026-07-27T06:23:13Z")
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**Author:** ![komalgc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/komalgc/32/14320_2.png) [@komalgc](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/komalgc)\ **Post date:** [4 August 2026 18:37 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/good-books-or-courses-to-prepare-for-qa-job-interviews/87560/3 "2026-08-04T18:37:53Z")
Here is the list of all the books I own on software testing , top 10 are the best ones , some of these can be found free on web or on amazon | Book / Document Title | Author(s) | | --- | --- | | Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams | Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory | | Growth Driven Testing | Pradeep Soudararajan | | Taking Testing Seriously: The Rapid Software Testing Approach | James Bach , Michael Bolton | | Writing Test Plans Made Easy | Wayne M. Roseberry | | Charting the Course | Robert Sabourin | | Testing AI: Engineering Confidence in Non-Deterministic Systems | Jason Arbon | | Explore It!: Reduce Risk and Increase Confidence with Exploratory Testing | Elisabeth Hendrickson | | A Test Automation Learning Path | Bas Dijkstra | | Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach | Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord | | Team Guide to Metrics for Business Decisions | Mattia Battiston, Chris Young | | An Introduction to General Systems Thinking | Gerald M. Weinberg | | What If | Ajay Balamurugadas | | Exploring Requirements: Quality Before Design | Donald C. Gause, Gerald M. Weinberg | | UX Optimization: Combining Behavioral UX and Usability Testing Data to Optimize Websites | W. Craig Tomlin | | The Software Tester’s Journey | Vernon Richards, Nicola Lindgren | | Team Guide to Software Operability | Matthew Skelton, Alex Moore, Rob Thatcher | | A Practical Guide to Testing in DevOps | Katrina Clokie | | Testing Computer Software | Cem Kaner, Jack Falk, Hung Quoc Nguyen | | Common Software Errors (Appendix) | Cem Kaner, Jack Falk, Hung Quoc Nguyen | | How Can I Test This? | S. Bala, M. Harris, N. Li | | Team Guide to Software Testability | Ash Winter, Rob Meaney | | Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach | Gerald M. Weinberg | | Perfect Software and Other Illusions About Testing | Gerald M. Weinberg | | Observing and Reasoning About Errors | Gerald M. Weinberg | | To Design or Not to Design (Part Two) | Ben Zweibelson | | The Art of Software Testing (3rd Edition) | Glenford J. Myers, Tom Badgett, Corey Sandler | | Handbook of Usability Testing: How to Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests | Jeffrey Rubin, Dana Chisnell | | Team Guide to Software Releasability | Manuel Pais, Chris O’Dell | | The Way of the Web Tester: A Beginner’s Guide to Automating Tests | Jonathan Rasmusson | | Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software | Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides | | Hands-on Mobile App Testing | Daniel Knott | | Appium Insights | Sai Krishna V | | A Practitioner’s Guide to Software Test Design | Lee Copeland | ---
**Author:** ![mikeharris](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/mikeharris/32/12295_2.png) [@mikeharris](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mikeharris)\ **Post date:** [5 August 2026 13:43 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/good-books-or-courses-to-prepare-for-qa-job-interviews/87560/4 "2026-08-05T13:43:09Z")
@nsegal What sort of job are you applying for? Will you be interviewed by a testing professional? ---
**Author:** ![nsegal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8491ac/32.png) [@nsegal](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/nsegal)\ **Post date:** [18 August 2026 00:03 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/good-books-or-courses-to-prepare-for-qa-job-interviews/87560/5 "2026-08-18T00:03:49Z")
Thanks for the list @komalgc . I found it useful and have some of the books in the list. I ordered two more. I was wondering why Lee Copeland’s book is at the bottom. It seems like a top 10 to me because it explains things quickly and in a simple way. I was considering Writing Test Plans Made Easy by Wayne M. Roseberry. But, I am hesitant after looking at the free Kindle preview. It uses a simple sign in page as the main example. That seems ok for introduction, but too trivial for learning in depth. Also seems a bit light at around 100 pages. But, I could be misjudging it. Could you please tell me what you liked about this book? ---
**Author:** ![nsegal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8491ac/32.png) [@nsegal](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/nsegal)\ **Post date:** [18 August 2026 00:12 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/good-books-or-courses-to-prepare-for-qa-job-interviews/87560/6 "2026-08-18T00:12:09Z")
@mikeharris - I will be applying for “intermediate” QA engineer roles i.e. somewhere between a fresh grad/fresh tester and expert. I will be interviewed by testing professionals (plural) and also a bit by people from software engineering teams. ---
**Author:** ![mikeharris](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/mikeharris/32/12295_2.png) [@mikeharris](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mikeharris)\ **Post date:** [18 August 2026 13:01 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/good-books-or-courses-to-prepare-for-qa-job-interviews/87560/7 "2026-08-18T13:01:19Z")
@nsegal The Art of Software Testing by Myers explains Equivalence Partitioning and Boundary Value Analysis. This would be useful to be familiar with. Agile Testing by Gregory and Crispin would give you the wider context. I hope that this is helpful. ---
**Author:** ![komalgc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/komalgc/32/14320_2.png) [@komalgc](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/komalgc)\ **Post date:** [18 August 2026 17:43 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/good-books-or-courses-to-prepare-for-qa-job-interviews/87560/8 "2026-08-18T17:43:24Z")
@nsegal thank u for sharing ur thoughts and absolutely understand the hesitation.. what makes Writing Test Plans Made Easy top my list because it focuses on mental models rather than complex domain logic, it deconstructs writer’s block even for a experienced tester, and its practical , it highlights how to write test plans that non-testers (like ur PO, BA) will actually read and give feedback on which for me is critical skill for a fast-paces agile environments. Regarding Lee Copeland’s Practitioner’s Guide to Software Test Design. it’s at the bottom strictly because my top 10 focuses heavily on modern, context-driven, and team-based testing strategy. Hope this helps