Episode 104: Interviews With VPs and Hiring a Tester
Soft Skills Engineering · Jamison Dance and Dave Smith
April 6, 201828m 4s
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Show Notes
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/djsmith42">Dave</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jamison_dance">Jamison</a> answer these questions:</p>
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<li>I went through the interview process, and as last step I had an interview with the VP of engineering. At the end of interview he asked if I had any questions for him. I didn’t know what to ask. What do you ask?</li>
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<p>I’m a front-end web developer on a SCRUM team. Our Product Owner is also our tester, but she has a very busy schedule and she hardly has any time to test anymore.</p>
<p>My team thinks we need a second product owner, but I think we should hire a dedicated tester to help the PO. How do I convince my team and my manager to hire a tester instead of a second product owner?</p>
<p>We don’t work with scripted test plans or anything, so I think a dedicated tester would be a huge benefit to our team and our deliverables.</p>
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