JOB SEARCH SKILLS Вопросы на Интервью

COMPONENTS OF SUCCESS
Motivation
Focus
Environment
Schedule

RULES OF SALE
People buy to improve their situation
People buy emotionally and later justify the purchase intellectually
Sell from the position of strength
Find the pain in the past or the future

LIFE PATH CONCEPT
How do you see yourself in 1-3-5 years from now?
Tell me about yourself
Why should we hire you?
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How do you see yourself in 5 years?
Making difference in Software Testing
To get there I need to work on good projects, next to good professionals
Besides that I want to specialize (chose the niche) in whatever they are (give reasons)

What do you like about QA?
I like to see how the application changes as a result of bug I reported. It gives me a very good feeling of being a real contributor.
I really enjoy the level of appreciation I have from developers and other QA team members.
I think I can realize myself professionally in that area.
My previous background makes a good combination with my QA skills.
I really have passion for quality since I remember myself.

Tell me about the company X
How old
how many people work there
product line
who it competes against
is it public or privately owned
is it profitable or not yet, startup
story attached if any
Plans: original and how they changed
building
benefits
work environment, culture

Tell me about the application
Created for what kind of users and needs
Major features and functional areas (shopping cart, catalog, search, registration, etc.)
Competing products and what makes our product different
Customer base
Market share
Dynamics of growth (sales, customer base, releases, features, hiring)

What was your role?
As the only tester on that project I was responsible for the entire scope of SQA activities
As a member of 5 people QA team I was primarily focusing on ... (regression testing, test automation, testing the database…)

WHY ASK QUESTIONS?
Demonstrate your qualifications
Eliminate their unwanted questions
Learn the buyer - identify the pain
Having Big Picture conversation rather then talking about small detail

QUESTIONS - COMPANY
How old is your company?
How big is your company?
How many products do you have on the market?
What is your competition?

QUESTIONS - PRODUCT
Would you please tell me more about the product
What is the current version of the product to be tested?
What are the competing products?
What makes your product competitive?
What are major functional areas?
When are you planning the next release

QUESTIONS - TEAM
How big your QA Team?
Do you have further hiring plans?
What are the responsibilities/areas of expertise of other team members?

QUESTIONS - POSITION
What are the responsibilities of the person you are about to hire?
What is your definition of an ideal candidate for the position?
What do you expect from the new hire after 2 weeks (3 month) of employment?