Tag Field Notes

Charlotte QA: Market Watch

Hearing consistant signals from the market around hybrid Automation Engineer roles (UI / API / AI-driven initiatives) at Ally Financial Spoke with a tech lead this week who mentioned they just brought on an automation engineer Monday: and they’re still…

Interviewing Is a Game. Learn the Rules.

**I just did a session on this and figured I would share with the group** Most candidates treat every step of the hiring process like a test they have to pass. They prepare answers, hope for the best, and wait…

Candidate-Sourced Market Signal

There have been mentions in the market of a potential contract QA automation opportunity focused on supporting the transition from manual QA to automation (Selenium / Cypress). Pratt Miller does not currently show a publicly posted role of this type…

How to Vet a Staffing Firm Submission Process

A friend got double-submitted by two staffing firms and ended up in a dispute after an offer last week for a performance gig. The details were vague, client name was shared, a canned job description was used, but there was…

When Feedback Actually Changes Something

I’ve had a pretty firm stance on interview feedback since I was in my early teens. Silence in hiring doesn’t sit right. Not because I need to log feedback somewhere.Because candidates want to understand what happened, and if I’m the…

When AI Shows Up in the Interview

Rethinking how we evaluate engineers. This is a recap of a conversation I caught in my Promptmates community that felt relevant enough to reshare. The original question being discussed was around a pattern some hiring teams are noticing in interviews…

QA Market Watch: April 2026

Hiring Pipeline Intelligence Sharing a quick snapshot from recent conversations across QA hiring in the Charlotte market. This is based on candidate interviews, recruiter outreach, and staffing-side signals I’m hearing week to week. Charlotte market activityMultiple candidates recently interview for…

Fastbreak AI

QA Automation Engineer I caught a repost from TA Max Wilkins. Check out the link below, they have an engineer opening. Candidates in my network have been interviewing over the last few weeks. Looks like a fantastic, growing firm Tip:…