Tell me about yourself: answer for QA tester
QA panels want to hear how you find bugs that others miss and how you talk to developers. A story about one serious bug you caught is worth more than a list of tools.
Write your ownA sample answer for a QA tester
The name, place and numbers in this sample are made up. Use it to see the shape of a good answer, then tell your own story.
Sample from Deepak, a QA engineer with 3 years on a banking app team in Noida, in a job switch interview
About 1 min 5 sec 152 words
Presentwho I am now
Good morning, I'm Deepak Chauhan, a QA engineer with three years on a mobile banking team in Noida. I do manual and API testing with Postman, and I'm learning Selenium with Java for automation.
Pastwhat I have done
Two days before a release, I noticed that a bill payment showed success even when the amount was rounded wrongly in one case. It would have affected around eight percent of the payments. I wrote down the exact steps, showed the developer on a call, and we fixed it that evening. After that, our team added my test case to the release checklist.
Futurewhy this role
I want to move into automation testing. Your team already has a Selenium framework, and I'd like to learn how to build and maintain one while I keep my manual testing skills. I can join in thirty days, and I'm happy to take a practical test on a sample app as part of this process.
Short version
Three sentences, for when you're nervous.
I'm Deepak, a QA engineer with three years testing a mobile banking app in Noida. I caught a rounding bug before release that would have affected about eight percent of payments. I'd like to move into automation testing.
3 things to include
One bug you caught
Tell it like a story: what you saw, how you proved it and what it would have cost.
How you work with developers
Calling a developer and showing the steps shows you solve problems, not just file tickets.
Your automation plan
If you are manual today, say what you are learning and what you have tried.
2 things to avoid
Saying testing is easy
It signals that you have never missed a bug. Show that you understand the risk of a miss.
A tool list with no example
Selenium, Postman and JMeter in a row prove nothing unless you tie each to a result.
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