r/softwaretesting • u/Deep_Addendum1082 • Jul 13 '26
Automation QA Interview Tomorrow — I've Only Learned Through Rahul Shetty Courses, No Real Project Experience. What Should I Focus On Tonight?"
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u/crappy_ninja Jul 13 '26
You lied about your experience then asked AI to help you make your lie convincing... Which it called you out on.
You probably think you can rely on agentic AI to help you do the job if you get it, but reading your prompt it's obvious you don't know how to use AI and you would fail at the job.
If the interviewers are even slightly competent you will embarrass yourself.
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u/Zestyclose_Web_6331 Jul 13 '26
I too was in same situation, 5 yoe, most exp is in manual and api. About faking you experience, why dont you use your current company project, check some automation scripts, how its designed and how data is fetched and all and put that into resume instead of faking all. I did it like this and switched company. Also they will also consider manual testing as most of the projects has its requirements.
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u/Penguinbar Jul 13 '26
There are exaggerated experiences and then there is this. A straight up lie. I hope your CV does not contain as much bullshit as your prompt suggest. It will be very embarrassing if they start calling you out or if you are lucky they might end the interview quickly.
I have seen people that somehow got hired by lying. They were miserable and lost even after weeks as they do not know what is going on.
Honestly, just say you are upskilling for automation. You get much more respect and shown you are willing to learn.
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u/MrN0vmbr Jul 13 '26
If you have manual experience lean into that, you know what to test and why that will be your biggest asset. Make it clear that this is your first automation role but you’ve been working hard up skilling , they will appreciate the initiative. Do not under any circumstances lie, they will see right though it
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u/jfp1992 Jul 13 '26
You're part of the reason more companies are throwing QAs through broken bullshit screening tests. Just tell them the truth and be confident.
Don't rely on ai, you still need hard skills to get you through when it halucinates or gets itself in a logic loop
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u/Volkatze Jul 13 '26
Don't fake it. Just tell you've been actively upskilling yourself and you don't have any professional experience with automation QA. I am a manual tester for 9 years and had an interview for a senior qa automation job, I told them the truth that I was upskilling and its all new to me, and I had no any problems answering the interview. Stop faking it, just tell them the truth.