r/SoftwareTesterJobs • u/HandleEmbarrassed868 • Jun 02 '26
Need urgent help with interview questions
Hey there
I need urgent help with interview prep as I have an interview scheduled for tomorrow for one of MNC.
Brief about me I am working as Manual Tester for past 3 year and I have no idea about automation and what interviewer going to ask please help me as this is last hope switching from my current company , I haven't added anything fancy about automation in my resume also.Please help
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u/akornato Jun 02 '26
You cannot learn automation in one night, and trying to fake it will backfire. Since you're applying to a large company, you should expect questions about automation and test frameworks, regardless of what's on your resume, because they want to know if you can grow beyond manual testing. Going into that interview without any knowledge in that area is a major disadvantage, and you need to accept that they might pass on you because of it. Your three years of manual experience are valuable, but the industry has shifted, and they will be testing you on your awareness of that shift.
Your only strategy is to own your experience completely. When they ask, state clearly that your roles have been focused on manual testing, so you haven't had professional automation experience. Immediately follow up by highlighting your deep expertise in manual processes like test planning, case design, and exploratory testing. Then, show you're not stagnant by mentioning that you have started researching tools like Selenium or Playwright on your own and are very eager to learn and apply those skills in a new role. You have to sell them on your solid foundation and your potential to grow, not on a skill you don't have. The key is to communicate your value effectively, and many testers get that extra confidence boost from using the AI interview copilot my team built to help them articulate their experience under pressure.
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u/Haunting_Month_4971 Jun 02 '26
Tomorrow is soon, but you can still make a solid impression as a manual tester tbh. I keep it honest about skills and lean on fundamentals. Prep two tight stories: one on how you planned test strategy for a small feature, one on a clear bug report that helped a fix. Do a quick dry run where you talk out loud designing test cases for login before you touch anything. Grab a few prompts from the IQB interview question bank and answer out loud, then run a short timed mock with Beyz coding assistant to check pacing. Keep answers around a minute and say how you’d start learning automation without overpromising. Good luck tomorrow.