I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at CA Technologies (Fort Collins, CO) in Nov 2014
Interview
Very thorough regarding types of testing and how one plans for testing. They worked in stages with different groups of people since the position would require coordination across multiple groups of the software product.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a previous problem I liked working on and how did I go about the verification process
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at CA Technologies (New York, NY) in Dec 2013
Interview
The interview process was pretty rigorous. I went through what would become my two managers and then the SVP of global pre-sales. Although I was nervous, they asked me questions pertaining to the skill-set they were looking for along with what type of personality I contained along with what I hope to gain from the end of the internship.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had a great idea to implement something new for a CA software product but management wouldn't take your word on it, how would you convince management to go along with your idea?
Software QA Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at CA Technologies with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software QA Engineer roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at CA Technologies overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at CA Technologies as a Software QA Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 22%
One on one interview: 19%
Phone interview: 15%
Group panel interview: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Skills test: 7%
Drug test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Personality test: 4%
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