I was taken into my interview room (it was named "Creepy," which I thought was cool). One of the other senior execs that I was to interview with was out, so it was just a one-on-one, which I liked. We talked for quite a while. He explained to me the various aspects of the role I would take on there, what a typical day was like. He seemed to like me, and as I explained my background and experiences, I got a few laughs out of him, as well as quite a few nods and smiles, which helped me relax a little. Then he asked me if I was ready to meet all of the testing leads. I said, "Sure."

That's when I felt like the real interview began, haha. Four more guys walked in and shook my hand. They all took a seat, and one of them handed me a 3D puzzle and told me I had 10 minutes to solve it. While I was attempting to give my full attention to solving this puzzle (I love puzzles and logic games, by the way), they proceeded to start asking me questions. I answered as best I could, but this puzzle was really kicking my butt (can't use "bad language")! lol. Is this thing supposed to be a cube? (I only heard "maybe" as a response.) Well, it would help if it wasn't all black, like color-coding for each side. ("That wouldn't really be challenging then, would it?" another guy responded to a few chuckles.) "Okay. Point taken." So I went on about me again and who I am, where I come from. I tried to keep it light and personable. I noticed that several were taking down notes and were nodding, and I often got a few laughs out of them, which I took as a good sign.

FINALLY FINISHED THE PUZZLE!!!! The guys applauded, as apparently only 4 others have ever completed it. Totally taking the kudos and praise when one guy pipes up and says, "Technically, that took you 20 minutes though." I hung my head comically, then looked up to retort, "I will take the small victories where I can! Sure, I went over on time, but I solved that darned thing, and that is one less challenge for me to overcome!" I proceeded to tell him about my learning disability and how I have worked through it my whole life with little to no help from others (I have ADD and refuse to take medications for it). He thanked me for my honesty and was utterly impressed that I was able to multitask the way I can.

He asked me a few more questions, general ones it seemed: What is my favorite game? What is my least favorite game? Why do I love/hate those games? What would I change about them if I could? Do I game on console or PC? What kind of computer systems do I know? Do I know any programming languages? Stuff like that. Then things got a little more technical. One guy pointed to a phone in the room and asked me how I would test it. I picked up the receiver and listened for a dial tone. Then I told him I would call out and in to make sure that worked. I would test the speakerphone function (after all, we are in a conference room). Check the global address list to ensure the phone is synced to the servers. Check to see if any functions on the phone are improperly configured, then check to see if the phone is physically damaged, if it is in need of repairs, are the cable connections secure, etc.

He asked that question of me with a few different objects in the room (the most challenging one I found to be was a whiteboard eraser!). Then, after they felt satisfied that they had asked me enough, they asked if I had any questions for them. I had a few, but mostly for my own curiosity: What's a typical day at work like? What would my next step in the hiring process be? Etc.

Beware of the dreaded final question though! "Tell us a joke." It gets me every time! The purpose of the question is to see how spontaneous you are and how creative you can be, especially when some curveball is thrown at you. I told some lame joke and got a few chuckles, but I don't think it really became funny until one of my interviewers expanded on it and why it was funny, and then everyone really joined in on the humor of it.

Tell me a joke.

If I give you a patch to test and you only have time to test one thing before it is sent out, what do you test?