# \#interviewing **URL:** https://club.ministryoftesting.com/tag/interviewing/73.md [Latest](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/tags.md) --- ## [Good books or courses to prepare for QA job interviews?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/good-books-or-courses-to-prepare-for-qa-job-interviews/87560)
**Author:** [@nsegal](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/nsegal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [18 August 2026 17:43 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/good-books-or-courses-to-prepare-for-qa-job-interviews/87560 "2026-08-18T17:43:24Z")
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. … --- ## [Hiring QA Engineers - Struggling With Expectations](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/hiring-qa-engineers-struggling-with-expectations/85169)
**Author:** [@m\_maneesh](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/m_maneesh)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [9 July 2026 09:05 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/hiring-qa-engineers-struggling-with-expectations/85169 "2026-07-09T09:05:05Z")
So, I’m trying to hire a couple of QA engineers for my team, and I started with what I thought were reasonable expectations. But after going through several interviews, I’m realizing that maybe my expectations was set pr… --- ## [What's the best QA interview process you've gone through?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/whats-the-best-qa-interview-process-youve-gone-through/85638)
**Author:** [@susanneabdelrahman](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/susanneabdelrahman)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [15 June 2026 17:34 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/whats-the-best-qa-interview-process-youve-gone-through/85638 "2026-06-15T17:34:46Z")
I was listening to Eamon Droko’s discussion about QA interviews on the Quality Talks Podcast and have been really curious about what folks’ experience with good QA interviews have been ever since. What’s the best QA int… --- ## [Do you have any process around the running tech interviews? Your best tips to prepare as the interviewer](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/do-you-have-any-process-around-the-running-tech-interviews-your-best-tips-to-prepare-as-the-interviewer/87110)
**Author:** [@Dasha](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/Dasha)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [10 March 2026 08:56 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/do-you-have-any-process-around-the-running-tech-interviews-your-best-tips-to-prepare-as-the-interviewer/87110 "2026-03-10T08:56:45Z")
Start a discussion. How do you usually prepare? How do you make decisions around the candidates? What’s the most complicated for you in this process? --- ## [Do you think there are organizations that genuinely don’t need software testers? What makes the difference?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/do-you-think-there-are-organizations-that-genuinely-don-t-need-software-testers-what-makes-the-difference/86120)
**Author:** [@susanneabdelrahman](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/susanneabdelrahman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [6 August 2025 07:59 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/do-you-think-there-are-organizations-that-genuinely-don-t-need-software-testers-what-makes-the-difference/86120 "2025-08-06T07:59:28Z")
Read my MoT article, “When hiring software testers doesn’t work (and what to do BEFORE you hire them).” It explores an inconvenient truth: sometimes folks who say “hiring software testers causes more harm than good” are … --- ## [What are some automation engineer interview coding tasks that are relevant to UI automation?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-are-some-automation-engineer-interview-coding-tasks-that-are-relevant-to-ui-automation/85591)
**Author:** [@vidyaprasanna](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/vidyaprasanna)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [9 July 2025 18:38 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-are-some-automation-engineer-interview-coding-tasks-that-are-relevant-to-ui-automation/85591 "2025-07-09T18:38:46Z")
This is my first time being an interviewer for a QA automation engineer role (this will be a beginner role where we are trying to get fresh graduates recruited). What are some coding tasks that can be given in the interv… --- ## [Tips for interviewing testers](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/tips-for-interviewing-testers/10587)
**Author:** [@heather\_reid](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/heather_reid)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [3 July 2025 19:52 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/tips-for-interviewing-testers/10587 "2025-07-03T19:52:39Z")
A discussion I see come up frequently on Slack but not yet on here is one about interviewing experiences. Many of us have been at a stage in our careers where we have had to interview testers. Most of us will have no exp… --- ## [Your future employers are ChatGPT'ing about you](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/your-future-employers-are-chatgpting-about-you/84832)
**Author:** [@rosie](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/rosie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [1 June 2025 00:43 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/your-future-employers-are-chatgpting-about-you/84832 "2025-06-01T00:43:22Z")
What can people find out about you via ChatGPT? Are we safe to say that potential employers no longer just search about you on Google, that they will also ChatGPT you? What do they find? I did a couple of simple promp… --- ## [What have been your experiences as an interviewer (either first time or seasoned)?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-have-been-your-experiences-as-an-interviewer-either-first-time-or-seasoned/82480)
**Author:** [@kelly.kenyon](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/kelly.kenyon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [4 March 2025 11:00 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-have-been-your-experiences-as-an-interviewer-either-first-time-or-seasoned/82480 "2025-03-04T11:00:23Z")
Check out my article “From software tester to interviewer: Lessons from my first interview process,” on the MoT site to gain an interviewing perspective from someone ‘new to the game’. What you’ll learn: Why different… --- ## [Sharing experiences in exercises in recruiting](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/sharing-experiences-in-exercises-in-recruiting/82752)
**Author:** [@maaret](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/maaret)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [12 February 2025 10:23 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/sharing-experiences-in-exercises-in-recruiting/82752 "2025-02-12T10:23:22Z")
People here may be well aware with this resource collection: Within it, there is To Do List interview, and for today at least, I am fascinated by it. How would y’all improve the exercise if you used it for recruiting?… --- ## [Interview Question # 11 - How do you feel about the phrase, "Testers break software”?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/interview-question-11-how-do-you-feel-about-the-phrase-testers-break-software/59442)
**Author:** [@dianadromey](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/dianadromey)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [3 December 2024 09:05 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/interview-question-11-how-do-you-feel-about-the-phrase-testers-break-software/59442 "2024-12-03T09:05:23Z")
Hi everyone :wave:t2: During TestBash Careers yesterday, our community members suggested a few questions you can encounter when attending an interview. As these questions will need answers, I thought: ‘what better plac… --- ## [What did you do when you first started interviewing testers?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-did-you-do-when-you-first-started-interviewing-testers/80736)
**Author:** [@kelly.kenyon](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/kelly.kenyon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [11 November 2024 17:25 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-did-you-do-when-you-first-started-interviewing-testers/80736 "2024-11-11T17:25:22Z")
As a first time interviewer, I’m interested in your approaches. What surprised you? How did you become better at interviewing? What were your biggest challenges when you first started interviewing testers?" “What advic… --- ## [QA director interview questions](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/qa-director-interview-questions/71398)
**Author:** [@vidyaprasanna](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/vidyaprasanna)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [2 June 2024 10:26 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/qa-director-interview-questions/71398 "2024-06-02T10:26:41Z")
We are trying to put together an interview process for a QA director role. We believe this person should be able to have strong opinions about software testing and guide the team when needed on testing philosophies and t… --- ## [Top 3 screening questions for graduate SDET interview](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/top-3-screening-questions-for-graduate-sdet-interview/74407)
**Author:** [@no\_coffee212](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/no_coffee212)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [29 April 2024 10:54 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/top-3-screening-questions-for-graduate-sdet-interview/74407 "2024-04-29T10:54:11Z")
I’ll be conducting some graduate interviews for an SDET role and need to come up with 3 screening questions. I’m new to this and struggling slightly as they’re graduates and may not have the expected level of knowledge. … --- ## [Home exercise for automation tester](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/home-exercise-for-automation-tester/75874)
**Author:** [@tzur\_a](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/tzur_a)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [17 April 2024 13:11 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/home-exercise-for-automation-tester/75874 "2024-04-17T13:11:33Z")
hi As part of the interviewing process at our company for the Automation Engineer position, we intend to provide our candidates with a take-home exercise. Could you recommend what the exercise should entail? Additiona… --- ## [Help me answer this question using STAR method please](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/help-me-answer-this-question-using-star-method-please/69651)
**Author:** [@pwadhwa](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/pwadhwa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [29 July 2023 08:39 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/help-me-answer-this-question-using-star-method-please/69651 "2023-07-29T08:39:40Z")
Hello testing community, I have been a test engineer since 7years within a reputable software company. I am trying to make a career move into management as a lead Qa/manager. I am having difficulty answering behavioural… --- ## [Puzzled about Retesting and regression testing articles](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/puzzled-about-retesting-and-regression-testing-articles/69001)
**Author:** [@ipstefan](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/ipstefan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [10 July 2023 13:09 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/puzzled-about-retesting-and-regression-testing-articles/69001 "2023-07-10T13:09:10Z")
I’ve had an interview question on TestGorilla where the following were expressed: Regression testing ensures the recent changes in the software code have not affected the unaltered sections. Retesting establishes that … --- ## [How do I ace the intial 1st round interview](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-do-i-ace-the-intial-1st-round-interview/67848)
**Author:** [@kulsum\_siddique](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/kulsum_siddique)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [25 May 2023 07:54 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-do-i-ace-the-intial-1st-round-interview/67848 "2023-05-25T07:54:30Z")
I am planning to migrate from my country Bangladesh, so I am giving interviews at any EU country wherever visa sponsorship is provided. The interview pattern is quite different here. I have looked through the resources i… --- ## [Three questions to ask yourself before interviewing a junior software tester](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/three-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-interviewing-a-junior-software-tester/67825)
**Author:** [@simon\_tomes](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/simon_tomes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 May 2023 13:26 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/three-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-interviewing-a-junior-software-tester/67825 "2023-05-24T13:26:26Z")
Ministry of Testing launched a LinkedIn newsletter at the start of 2023. Each newsletter article has got a lot of attention which is awesome. Each one celebrates someone in the community who has produced something that’s… --- ## [Testing applications that will be repacked and deployed via Microsoft Intune deployment (Win 10/O365)](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/testing-applications-that-will-be-repacked-and-deployed-via-microsoft-intune-deployment-win-10-o365/67792)
**Author:** [@naveen](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/naveen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [24 May 2023 08:26 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/testing-applications-that-will-be-repacked-and-deployed-via-microsoft-intune-deployment-win-10-o365/67792 "2023-05-24T08:26:42Z")
Hi All - I’m need of help how to test applications that will be repacked and deployed via Microsoft Intune deployment (Win 10/O365). What are the key challenges as a Tester and how to overcome those --- ## [What would be a nightmare testing interview? How can we make interviews more inclusive?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-would-be-a-nightmare-testing-interview-how-can-we-make-interviews-more-inclusive/67528)
**Author:** [@simon\_tomes](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/simon_tomes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [16 May 2023 13:17 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-would-be-a-nightmare-testing-interview-how-can-we-make-interviews-more-inclusive/67528 "2023-05-16T13:17:29Z")
MoT recently asked to hear about some unique interview experiences And I also hear stories about interviews that aren’t as inclusive as they should be. Or even if they try they struggle to cater for the needs of the int… --- ## [Need advice to get the interview offer](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/need-advice-to-get-the-interview-offer/66827)
**Author:** [@hongpham](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/hongpham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [23 April 2023 02:20 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/need-advice-to-get-the-interview-offer/66827 "2023-04-23T02:20:52Z")
Hi all, I have 4 years of .Net Backend experience. I have a gap 2 years in my career as unemployment (2021 and 2022) due to my personal affair. When I looked back myself, I decided to transfer to Manual Tester Position… --- ## [How would you prepare for an automation interview?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-would-you-prepare-for-an-automation-interview/66512)
**Author:** [@swaltz](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/swaltz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [2 April 2023 12:59 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-would-you-prepare-for-an-automation-interview/66512 "2023-04-02T12:59:56Z")
I’ve been lucky to be selected to take part in a QA interview. However, one of the key areas is Automation testing. I wanted to ask from this community, what to expect when I get asked about Mobile Automation? Both on … --- ## [Struggling With Manual Testing Interview Questions](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/struggling-with-manual-testing-interview-questions/66377)
**Author:** [@rashmi7](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/rashmi7)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [29 March 2023 08:04 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/struggling-with-manual-testing-interview-questions/66377 "2023-03-29T08:04:08Z")
Hey everyone, I’m preparing for an upcoming software testing interview and I’m having trouble with the manual testing interview questions. I’m a bit rusty on the concepts and could use some help. I’m having trouble unde… --- ## [Instead, ask](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/instead-ask/66202)
**Author:** [@simon\_tomes](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/simon_tomes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [24 March 2023 15:40 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/instead-ask/66202 "2023-03-24T15:40:09Z")
I very much enjoyed @andreeaqa’s article: 5 Alternatives to Common QA Interview Questions In it, Andreea offer typical questions that aren’t so helpful and then provide something different to ask instead. Here are a co… --- ## [Practice Exam Resources for QA job interview](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/practice-exam-resources-for-qa-job-interview/65462)
**Author:** [@kulsum\_siddique](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/kulsum_siddique)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [21 March 2023 16:42 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/practice-exam-resources-for-qa-job-interview/65462 "2023-03-21T16:42:40Z")
Hi everyone, Recently I have been giving several interviews and exams in different countries like Germany, UK and Singapore. The problem that I am facing is that I find it difficult to practice the questions that they … --- ## [What to include in an interview?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-to-include-in-an-interview/65333)
**Author:** [@simon\_tomes](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/simon_tomes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [1 March 2023 13:55 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-to-include-in-an-interview/65333 "2023-03-01T13:55:53Z")
I very much enjoyed @robbie.falck and Chloe Starr’s article: QA Interviews and Tech Tests in 2023 I like how it provides both the interviewer’s and the candidate’s perspectives. It includes the following questions. Sh… --- ## [Diversity in Hiring Processes](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/diversity-in-hiring-processes/40047)
**Author:** [@heather\_reid](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/heather_reid)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [20 February 2023 02:14 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/diversity-in-hiring-processes/40047 "2023-02-20T02:14:19Z")
I’d like to get a discussion going about how people can design hiring processes to be diverse and inclusive. I’ve seen a lot of negativity recently about companies whose hiring processes by their very design exclude. Wh… --- ## [What's the best task you had at a job interview?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/whats-the-best-task-you-had-at-a-job-interview/59722)
**Author:** [@mirza](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mirza)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [16 February 2023 17:29 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/whats-the-best-task-you-had-at-a-job-interview/59722 "2023-02-16T17:29:23Z")
I’m wondering what is the best task you had while doing interviews for software testing jobs? For me, the best one was when the interviewer asked me (in the technical part of the interview) to show them how would I condu… --- ## [11 Helpful Interview Questions](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/11-helpful-interview-questions/64114)
**Author:** [@simon\_tomes](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/simon_tomes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [31 January 2023 16:41 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/11-helpful-interview-questions/64114 "2023-01-31T16:41:49Z")
TestBash Careers 2022 explored interviews. Here are 11 questions with some thoughts from the community. What is the point of testing? What is Quality? What is the Software Development lifecycle? What is exploratory tes… [Next page](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/tag/interviewing/73.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=interviewing)