Trimble Mock Interview
Master 28 Trimble interview questions covering geospatial technology, software solutions, and technical problem-solving.
Question 5 of 28
What do you consider to be a good litmus test for when you would automate a test process for a new system versus testing manually?
How to Answer
Example Answer
Community Answers
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
As your role with Trimble will look to help further their automate testing processes for new systems, you will need to have a good sense for when automation makes sense and when it does not. Reiterate your sense for this to your interviewer by sticking to the high level response that repetitive tasks, as are common with large software companies, are prime candidates for automation whereas one time test cases are not.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"Having been in automation in both manufacturing for many years and now software for the last three years, a common misconception among people is that automation can help improve any situation and that couldn't be further from the truth. The amount of time, effort and resources that goes into an automation process makes it ideal for repetitive tasks and tests that have multiple data sets. If a testing process calls for unique and one time process, it would make the most sense to run that process manually."
Write Your Answer
0 - Character Count
Anonymous Answer
Automating a test process can be a time-consuming task. For this reason, it's best to automate a repeating process and not a one-off.
Chad's Feedback
Good answer! Repetitive tasks are prime candidates for automation. To further strengthen this response, include one or two reasons that a test process would be run manually.
Unlock All 28 Trimble Questions
Unlock expert responses for positioning, construction, and agriculture technology interviews.
Get StartedJump to Question