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Help Me Get A Job: QA Technician for a mobile games studio...
Sephur
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I managed to get a job interview with a local games development studio as a QA chap... While I have certain expectations for the job, and have beta tested software before, I was wondering if anybody had any information, advice or articles that I could peruse in preparation for my interview on Monday!
Any advice except 'avoid run-on sentences' will be invaluable, I'm sure!
Any advice except 'avoid run-on sentences' will be invaluable, I'm sure!
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Like, if they ask you "How do you feel about working within a team?" you don't just want to answer "Oh fine, I work great with teams, I'm a real team player, I get on great with other people."
You want to be able to demonstrate that you can work well with teams and enjoy doing so by providing examples of past situations where you excelled in a team based environment. So you might use an example of a project you worked on two years ago where you felt the team you worked with really pulled together to get the job done on time. The examples don't all have to be worked related either, in fact using out-of-work examples adds colour and interest to your personality - so you might even want to describe how the 5 aside soccer team you used to be in won a league through brilliant team work.
If you have real examples like this to prove your response you come across as more interesting, more believable and more enthusiastic.
I'd also do a bit of reading on black box testing and how software QA works. Having beta tested software before is dandy, but the skillset you're going to need involves coming up with testing plans and a meticulous approach to organization.
QA guys tend towards the OCD end of the spectrum. You want to show them (not tell them, provide examples like suggested above) that you have an aptitude at developing tests and then carrying them out.
At first I thought that said "How do you feel about working with the A-Team?"
but they're listening to every word I say
-They will want someone with incredible attention to detail. Make sure you make it well-known that you are able to spot things well and that your ability to describe things is good.
-Echoing the team player advice; you WILL be on a team with people, and you won't like a lot of them. But for the sake of the interview, use that tip mentioned above about giving an example of your team skills.
-Some (not all) companies will ask what types of games you play and how often. The lazy way would be saying: "Everything and all the time." Use that answer as a basis, but elaborate on it with specific names and times.
I can almost guarantee you that they will ask you to do one of two things (and sometimes it can be both): write steps on how to do *blank* or they will give you a game and ask you to find a bug and describe it. In both cases, be as descriptive as possible without writing a novel (its a fine line).
For the most part it will be a pretty easy job to get if you are assertive and can prove to them that you have amazing attention to detail and that you are able to "think outside the box" while also following checklists. One quick tip before I go though: if they ask you if you are available for overtime, say yes. Even if you think you can only work the normal 9-6 shift most of the time, tell them you are flexible anyways and can do overtime if asked. Good luck, and be ready to work 60 hour weeks! :P
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