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QA Manager interview questions

13 questions qa managers get asked, grouped by type. Under each one are the skills it is really testing, so you can pick a story from your own work that shows them.

Technical

  1. Your team has more testing work than people to do it, and hiring isn't an option right now. How do you approach that?
    Tests: prioritisation, resource management
  2. How do you measure whether your team's testing is actually effective, rather than just busy?
    Tests: process, attention to detail
  3. How do you decide whether to invest in a new testing tool or platform versus sticking with what the team already knows?
    Tests: resource management, process

Situational

  1. Your team isn't confident a release is ready, but the business wants to ship on the announced date. How do you handle that decision?
    Tests: risk assessment, communication
  2. You want to introduce a new testing process, such as earlier involvement in design reviews, and the engineering team is resistant. How do you get buy-in?
    Tests: influence, communication
  3. A tester on your team is strong at manual testing but weak at the automation skills the role increasingly needs. How do you handle that?
    Tests: coaching, people management
  4. A significant bug reaches production despite passing through your team's testing process. How do you respond?
    Tests: accountability, process
  5. Different teams in the organization test to different standards, and it's causing inconsistent quality. How do you approach bringing them into line?
    Tests: influence, process

Behavioral

  1. Tell me about a time you disagreed with a coworker and how you handled it.
    Tests: conflict resolution, communication
  2. Describe a project or task that did not go well and what you did about it.
    Tests: ownership, reflection
  3. Give an example of persuading someone to adopt an idea they initially resisted.
    Tests: influence, communication
  4. Walk me through how you decided what to work on when you had more requests than time.
    Tests: prioritisation, judgment
  5. Tell me about a time you had to learn something new quickly to get a job done.
    Tests: learning agility, ownership
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QA Manager interview questions — Gurus Consulting