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      Software Test Automation Consultant Interview

      23 Sept 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Hyderābād
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderābād) in Sept 2018

      Interview

      - A total of 7 rounds; 5 of them are technical. - Starts with an online screening test. Prepare your basics of STLC and selenium, DB, Data Structures, Puzzles - 2 back to back skype interviews (technical) - Algo and Coding rounds (in MS premises) - Architect Round - HM and HR round

      Interview questions [14]

      Question 1

      Test Plan for a mobile chatbot application
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      Question 2

      S1P3 and P1S3 defects with examples
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      Question 3

      Selenium: how to execute javascripts from selenium
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      Question 4

      Selenium: XPATHs - complex and tricky
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      Question 5

      Selenium: TestNG specific questions - listeners, annotations, exception
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      Question 6

      What should you not include in test closure report?
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      Question 7

      Programs/ Algo: take any integer number, convert to an unique string such as: 0 is replaced by A, 1 by B and so on. But any duplicate entries should be avoided i.e if there are two 1s in the input, B will be taken once. Once the digits are traversed, take two digits at a time and follow the same rule. [String conversion and comparison can not be used]
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      Question 8

      Programs/ Algo: maximum sum of any sub-arrays from an integer array.
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      Question 9

      Selenium Programs/ Algo: Write a framework for one of their application. The application is very tricky and includes everything like: Alerts, frame/iframes, tables, ajax loading and duplicate identifiers.
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      Question 10

      Architect Round: explain each of your algo and code. Run and test boundary values.
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      Question 11

      Architect Round: explain a detailed test plan given a sample SOW. Keep your basics very clear, they will ask follow-up questions on whatever you include in the plan.
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      Question 12

      Why MS? What are you best at? Why Should I hire you?
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      Question 13

      Your top 3 failures, success and lesson learnt - explain every single statement.
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      Question 14

      What was your childhood dream that you wanted to be when you grow up? Has that been fulfilled? [i.e. have u grown up the same person that you wanted to be in your childhood] if not why? that means you don't know how to achieve your dreams.
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