Recruitment Stories - Nusrat's Experience at Ding

Nusrat Jahan graduated from East West University with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering. Her interest in software testing began during her undergraduate studies when she took a Software Quality Assurance course. The subject sparked her passion for quality engineering and inspired her to pursue a career in QA. She currently works as a QA Engineer at Ding and recently earned the ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) certification, further strengthening her understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and industry best practices.

Nusrat applied for the role at Ding through LinkedIn.

The recruitment process consisted of four stages spread across several weeks, with approximately one week between each stage.

Phase 1: Initial Interview (Non-Technical, In-Person)

The first round focused on understanding Nusrat’s background, experience, and career motivations. The interviewers asked about her educational journey, professional experience, reasons for pursuing Software Quality Assurance as a career, motivations for seeking a new opportunity, and notable professional achievements.

To prepare for this stage, she reviewed her career progression, key projects, strengths, accomplishments, and long-term career goals. This preparation helped her confidently present her background and professional experiences.

Phase 2: Technical Interview (Online)

The second round was primarily technical and focused heavily on software testing practices. A significant portion of the discussion centered on application testing, including her approach to testing web and mobile applications, designing test scenarios, identifying edge cases, reporting defects, and ensuring overall product quality.

The interviewers also explored her knowledge of manual and automation testing, API testing, log analysis, testing tools used in previous roles, and her experience working with AI-based products. Since Nusrat had prior experience testing AI-driven applications, the conversation delved deeper into that area.

To prepare, she revised software testing fundamentals, application testing methodologies, API testing concepts, automation basics, and the projects and tools she had worked with throughout her career.

Phase 3: Final Technical and Behavioral Interview (Online)

The final interview combined technical discussions with behavioral assessment. Topics included QA best practices, establishing and improving quality processes within teams, stakeholder communication, problem-solving approaches, and long-term career aspirations.

The interviewers also asked technical questions related to testing strategies and previous work experiences. To prepare, Nusrat reflected on real-world workplace situations, collaboration with cross-functional teams, challenges she had encountered, and the ways she had contributed to improving product quality and delivery processes.

Phase 4: HR Discussion

After successfully completing the interview stages, Nusrat received a call from the HR team to discuss the offer. The conversation covered compensation, benefits, company facilities, and other employment-related details.

Preparation Strategy

To prepare for the different stages of the recruitment process, Nusrat combined her professional experience with focused study and research. She reviewed software testing fundamentals, application testing methodologies, API testing concepts, automation fundamentals, and QA best practices. She also revisited previous projects to ensure she could confidently discuss practical examples and real-world challenges during the interviews.

In addition, she leveraged AI-powered tools as part of her preparation. These tools helped her practice interview questions, review technical concepts, identify knowledge gaps, and improve how she communicated her experiences and achievements. By combining hands-on industry experience, self-study, and AI-assisted learning, she felt well-prepared for both the technical and non-technical stages of the recruitment process.

Special thanks to Nusrat Jahan for taking out the time to share her recruitment experience with me. If you have any queries, feel free to contact her at nusratjahanmily99@gmail.com