Received an email with a take home assignment. Assignment contains manual task and an Playwright automation task. Even though they don't specify which language to use, I think using typescipt or javascript has an advantage. They give one week for the assignment. After about 3 weeks, received a call for the first interview. In the interview they asked about my current role, test design techniques, agile process, defect management, and practical scenarios like how do you handle defect leakages. Regarding Automation task, they asked to explain the assignment. Asked about the test report of the given assignment. Asks to capture xpaths. They also asks about the performance testing experience and few questions related to that

I had an extremely disappointing experience with Surge Global’s interview process. After being given a complex take home assignment that involved both manual and automation testing, I dedicated an entire weekend to completing it, including learning Playwright from scratch to meet the automation requirement. After submission, I heard nothing for over two weeks. I had to follow up myself just to get a response. When they finally replied, the feedback was abrupt, harsh, and lacking any recognition of the working solution I submitted. The critique listed several expectations (like Page Object Model, parameterization, etc.) that were never clearly stated in the original assignment instructions. They also completely ignored the comprehensive manual testing documentation I provided. It felt like the effort candidates put in was neither respected nor valued. Asking candidates to do unpaid, time consuming assignments and then providing cold, checklist style rejections without proper communication or constructive feedback reflects poorly on the company’s culture and hiring ethics. Companies that claim to value professionalism should lead by example. Surge Global failed to demonstrate that in my experience.