Learn manual QA first, get hired, learn QA automation
Question: I want to do QA automation, but I have zero QA experience Here is what I recommend: Learn manual testing first Get hired ONCE you are hired, learn QA automation Beginner QA testers should concentrate on ONE task: GETTING HIRED. Find a job first. Once you are employed, there will be a lot of […]
QA 101. Four sets of essential skills to start your career in software testing and QA
Here are four sets of essential skills to become effective right away once you are hired as a software tester / QA engineer. You should know: 1. How to explore software 2. How to apply black box testing techniques 3. How to generate test cases 4. How to file bugs 1. HOW TO EXPLORE SOFTWARE […]
Is QA for everyone? Absolutely NOT!
QA Testing is a ticket to software industry. No so often you can get high-paying job after a quick training. Not so many professions provided so many people with a chance to change their lives for better. In a way, QA Testing is a ticket to American Dream. But if it’s so simple, why cannot […]
Software QA Testing – your ticket to software industry
Everybody wants to work for a cool software company! You change the world, you are surrounded by smart people, you make a great living. But how would you join a software company if you don’t know how to code or if you don’t have a degree in Computer Science? Luckily there is a profession that […]
Your first QA job: valuable experience, first QA experience, internal transfer, job market.
Question: After QATUTOR course do I still need to try and get experience? Or I can just start looking for a job? Answer: That really depends on your previous non-QA job experience and on a job market. My student just got employed, because he had strong background in finance – his primary value to employer […]