tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9421494.post5546930181377553455..comments2023-12-06T03:17:00.670-05:00Comments on Lessons Learned by a Software Tester: Hobbies and InterestsPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826575269870573990noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9421494.post-45079030089590521062011-12-13T18:33:11.888-05:002011-12-13T18:33:11.888-05:00Thank you for your feedback, Chris.
I have a coll...Thank you for your feedback, Chris.<br /><br />I have a collection of stand-alone and web-based apps to use in the interview. They include:<br /><br />1) <a href="http://practice.agilistry.com/triangle" rel="nofollow">Triangle Tester</a><br /><br />2) <a href="http://www.workroom-productions.com/black_box_machines.html" rel="nofollow">Black Box Test Machines from Workroom Productions</a><br /><br />3) some apps from the RST course<br /><br />4) some simple open-source multimedia apps<br /><br />I usually select the same app for a <b>set</b> of candidates that come in. I change it if a candidate has seen one before. I also change it depending on the kind of job/technology/team being interviewed.<br /><br />It is a time-boxed testing activity, so I need something simple. I mostly want to see how they think, structure & organise their thoughts, assess risks and assumptions, apply instincts & techniques, observe, record, communicate, and so on. There are no "canned" answers to the testing challenge.<br /><br />For example, I once ended an interview early when a Math graduate told me that he had "all the answers to the Triangle program." He may have known the minimum number of mathematical permutations for the algorithm but he failed to understand what it meant to test an application for a customer.<br /><br />I am interested to know what other apps hiring Testing managers use in their interviews - other than their own apps in development. I tend to stay away from using a real app that is in development - unless it is also available to the general public on the Web.<br /><br />Please leave a comment here to let me know. Thanks!<br /><br />Paul.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826575269870573990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9421494.post-4806469219491546222011-12-13T16:47:12.219-05:002011-12-13T16:47:12.219-05:00This was the first time I've seen your article...This was the first time I've seen your article "Hiring Software Testers in an Information Age" and I'll be filing it away for the future! I also consider myself to be of the context-driven school of testing and rambled around for a few years in the other schools before "seeing the light". =)<br /><br />I like the idea of Hobbies and Interests as long as its short and sweet. It's probably a good conversation starter as you say its hard to infer what they get from the hobbies and activites by just reading it from a sheet of paper. Much like your example of not being able to infer what a applicant means by test cases or the pupose behind certification. <br /><br />What example applications do you have candidates test? Anything you can share?Chris Kensthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277352650916038561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9421494.post-21931126508770932202011-08-24T11:23:45.349-04:002011-08-24T11:23:45.349-04:00Hi
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