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IBM Senior Test Specialist Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 25 Apr 2024

IBM Senior Test Specialist Interview Experiences

4 interviews found

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Mar 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Selenium Technical Interview Round Questions : Testng related question : How to run tests in parallel, testng annotations etc
  • Q2. Basic Selenium question (Asked in Selenium Technical Interview Round) : What are locators in selenium, How to find (actual) xpath for any row of a "table" in the website?, Questions related to errors like ...
  • Q3. Managerial Round Questions: From which sprint can automation of test cases be started?, If developer rejects the bug created by testing team how will you respond?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Talk confidently, frankly, be well prepared in your topic.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic cv based questions
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary related discussion and work ethics

Senior Test Specialist Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Apr 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Load Runner Tool knowldge, error gandling scenario, Experience in GCP, Batch processing, Moniertering , Experiance in Azure
  • Q2. Reason for change, NFR requirement gathering etc

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for IBM Senior Test Specialist interview:
  • Performance Testing
  • Monitering
  • Load Runner
  • Appdynamics
  • Splunk
  • Azure
  • GCP
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Minute details with respect to scriting and error handling , Basic Azure and GCP knowledge, in depth monitoring with thread dumps , heap memory etc

I was interviewed before Jul 2016.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Oops concepts, Circuit diagrams, DS, Networking Concepts, Relocation preferences, etc.

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Easy to clear
Tips: Cover all IBM aptitude papers
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 60

Round: Test
Experience: Write an email out from the given passage.
Tips: Make it crisp & clear..Rejection rare probably high @ this round
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 3

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Stay positive and focus on others ideas. You may agree or disagree
Tips: Speak out at least two major points. Never interrupt others.
Duration: 30 minutes

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: Oops concepts, Circuit diagrams, DS, Networking Concepts, Relocation preferences, etc.
Tips: Face the interviewer with confidence

Skills: Java Programming, Network Programming, Electrical Engineering Basics, Algorithms And Data Structures, Aptitude, Email Writing, Group Discussion Skills, Team Working Ability

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Its easy to complete, we can complete it with some preparation on Aptitude

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

Questions are easy and Crisp, you need to answer promptly

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well on Machine Learning and Statistics
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Mar 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Program to toggle string
  • Ans. 

    Program to toggle string

    • Create an empty string variable

    • Loop through each character in the input string

    • If the character is uppercase, convert it to lowercase and add to the new string

    • If the character is lowercase, convert it to uppercase and add to the new string

    • Return the new string

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Program to check if string is number
  • Ans. 

    Program to check if string is number

    • Use built-in functions like isdigit() or isnumeric()

    • Handle negative numbers and decimal points separately

    • Consider edge cases like leading/trailing spaces and exponential notation

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Swap two strings without using third
  • Ans. 

    Swap two strings without using third

    • Use XOR operator

    • Use addition and subtraction

    • Use multiplication and division

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Create alphanumeric string of given length
  • Ans. 

    To create an alphanumeric string of a given length, we can use a combination of random letters and numbers.

    • Determine the length of the string required

    • Create a list of all possible alphanumeric characters

    • Randomly select characters from the list and append them to the string until the desired length is reached

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Close selected window and keep rest
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Describe framework
  • Ans. 

    A framework is a set of guidelines, standards, and tools used to develop and maintain software applications.

    • A framework provides a structure for organizing code and building applications

    • It includes pre-written code libraries, modules, and functions that can be reused

    • Frameworks can be specific to a programming language or technology

    • Examples include Selenium for web testing, Robot Framework for automation testing, and Dj

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why atos? Coding skills required
  • Ans. 

    Atos is a leading global IT services company with a strong focus on automation and coding skills.

    • Atos is a well-established global IT services company known for its expertise in automation and coding.

    • They have a strong reputation for delivering innovative solutions to clients using cutting-edge technologies.

    • Working at Atos will provide opportunities to enhance coding skills and work on challenging automation projects.

    • A...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Job Fair and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

General queries from lead code

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
View all tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Selenium interview questions
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary Discussion
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Dec 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
View all tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Test MCQ's 30 Mins Mostly MCQ's

Round 3 - Group Discussion 

Basic Topic on AI/ML or Chat GPT

Round 4 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic technical questions about the domain
  • Q2. One on AI One on ML

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Tata Group QA Tester interview:
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Joomla
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be honest, polite and humble

IBM Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in IBM Senior Test Specialist interview?
IBM interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the IBM interview process are Technical, Resume Shortlist and HR.
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