I applied online. I interviewed at Keywords Studios
Interview
It was a nice interview, they asked a few questions about me, they told me about their company and then they asked about my past experience as a tester, about my gaming history and translation history. Overall a very good experience and they made me feel comfortable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What experience do you have with QA and translation?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Keywords Studios
Interview
Asked questions about how you understand the role - you would want to express that you understand this role to be different from translating and that you enjoy testing and evaluating the quality of the translations in-game and that you have basic game function testing skills. They will also ask if you enjoy playing games. You would want to prepare a list of games you like.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- What do you know about game testing.
- What games do you like.
- What languages are you fluent in.
- How different is Localization QA testing from translation.
- Are you flexible with hours and available to work 7 days in a week.
- Are you flexible with shifts.
I applied online. I interviewed at Keywords Studios (Toronto, ON) in Sep 2019
Interview
I applied online, they sent me a skill test. Linguistic and QA related questions. For the linguistic test there were translations and needed to write a short essay. The linguistic test was sent by mail and the test was done online. I had 48 hours to complete the tests. The online test was comprised of a usability test, English test and a general knowledge test.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is localization?
What is your video game experience