I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at CMap (Manchester, England) in Jul 2025
Interview
The interview process had 3 stages, the first with a representative from the recruitment team to talk about the job role and expectations, the second was with the Chief Architect to talk about the company and my role within it and what I could bring from my previous experience. The final stage was with the Chief Architect, Lead QA and Product Delivery Manager in which we talked about my previous experience, how I could transfer my skills from Gaming QA to Software QA and how I could further develop testing strategies.
All the people I spoke with during this process were amazing and very supportive. I was given every opportunity to ask questions and was given a lot of information about what they wanted from me. This process was one of the most comfortable I've felt to do, even despite my inherit nervousness.
At every stage I never felt like I was a burden or that the team didn't want to genuinely hear what I had to say and during the interviews they would ask introspective questions that would allow me to expand on my answers.
Ultimately I was successful with my interview but I feel that even if I wasn't I could have walked away with a new confidence in interviews that I could take with me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How can you transfer your experience in QA for videogames to QA for software?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at CMap (Manchester, England) in Jun 2023
Interview
Applied via a recruiter who verified my skillset and general personality was a good match for the role before submitting my application. After several weeks a 30 min called was scheduled. The interviewer appeared to be very disengaged from the start of the call which was very off putting as an interviewee. The interview would have been extremely brief had I not asked several questions to learn more about the role. I definitely feel CMAP would be an interesting place to work and their solutions speak for themselves but unfortunately the person I met did not create a good impression for me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself. Why do you want to work here? How would you learn about the products if there is a lack of documentation?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at CMap in Aug 2020
Interview
Very professional process. Met a good number of the team. I was pre-screened by the recruiter then had 2 interviews with members of the company. The interview was thorough but more relaxed than many others I have attended.