Process
It was actually fairly quick and simple, considering they were looking to hire 200 people within the next month.
After getting the call for an interview, I arrived and sat in a room with 6 or 7 others. In order to speed up the process, Carlos (the recruiter) interviewed us all in the same room, with each of us taking our turn to tell everyone our names, info about us, and answer a few questions about what sorts of video games we liked and other questions like that.
Afterwards, he took us all through a demonstration of what our job would be like. He brought up an old Alpha version of a racing game and played through a few times, pointing out some of the bugs. Of course, he emphasized that we weren't playing the games; we were testing them for bugs and glitches.
After this, he told us he would take us each separately from the room to interview us individually. He asked one of us to step out with him. After about 5 minutes, he stepped back in and told us we were all hired. Him taking someone from the room separately was his way of playing a little joke on us.
We were then taken on a tour of the facility and then given the requisite run-down of company policies and signing of papers.
Questions
What is your favorite video game?
What are some of your hobbies?
Tell us a little bit about yourself?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 47 interview experiences for the Electronic Arts QA Tester role.
Success Rate
Electronic Arts's interview process for their QA Tester roles is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Electronic Arts's QA Tester interview process.
Electronic Arts Work Experiences
- 1.0Terrible pay, misleading promisesQA Tester • Former EmployeeBaton Rouge, Louisiana, United StatesJuly 30, 2013Pros: Working in the game industry. Playing unreleased video games.Cons: The pay was awful, and they misled you into thinking that if you work hard, you'll advance to a really significant high-paying job. It just isn't true.
- 4.0Life as one of the first game testersQA Tester • Former EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeAugust 19, 2015Pros: Playing Games! Japanese bosses seem devoid of emotion, but they actually fight for your welfare (i.e., better overtime or holiday pay).Cons: Playing games – no, seriously. Playing for leisure is all fun and games, but when your job is to test extremely buggy alpha and beta versions with the difficulty set at "you're-gonna-die-every-five-minutes," it's not surprising to hear cries of rage from members of the QA team. My colleague once threw an Xbox controller at the wall after failing an impossible race when testing a title in the Need for Speed series.
- 3.0Good place to work. QA well treatedQA Tester • Current EmployeeOrlando, Florida, United StatesMay 27, 2015Pros: It's not what you would typically hear about QA. You're treated pretty well there. A lot of free snacks and meals during alpha. Nice facility, has been newly renovated. Very comfortable place to work.Cons: The pay is probably the only thing that is a little iffy. I feel we should be making at least $2-5 more per hour.
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