Questions tagged [career-development]
Questions regarding moving toward a personally determined career goals in the field of software quality assurance and testing.
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what are the characteristics of a senior QA engineer?
I'm a Quality Assurance (QA) engineer, eager to progress in my career. I have some questions about reaching the senior level in QA and understanding the differences between mid-level and senior QA ...
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Are QA certifications beneficial for career growth?
Some QA engineers, managers do QA certifications and think that it will be helpful to get a promotion or good salary hike in the current company or it will come handy when they switch companies.
Are ...
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How can I easily transition from a Test Engineer to a QA Manager?
What skills are needed to manage a QA team in an organisation?
Till now in y professional career, I have just worked on the actual testing part of the application.
Now, I want to move to a role of ...
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What are some Career options after QA Testing field? [closed]
I am a Lead QA/Testing Engineer on the team who has worked on lot of Good manual/black-box testing and Automation testing projects, throughout my career. Now I'm a bit confused and Not sure what will ...
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Can a Test Automation engineer switch to a DevOps profile easily?
I work with Selenium Automation, API testing tools etc but if I want to switch to a DevOps engineer role, then how challenging will it be for a QA to learn all tools?
Also, Where does UI automation ...
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In your experience, what's the difference between a great QA director and a good one? [closed]
We all have discussed-to-death what makes someone a 10x software developer, or a great programming team lead. But what makes someone a better-than-average QA director?
What's your ideal QA boss?
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How can I prove/showcase the value I add as an automation tester to (high) business?
Say that I am a sole QA in a new project, and a first-timer in automation testing in the department (no prior experience or support network). Initial participation in the project (handful of weeks) ...
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Why do many jobs describe automation but then require extensive manual testing?
The question somewhat stems from frustration after seeing recent trends in software testing jobs:
In Job Description, automation skills are given utmost priority. All the interview rounds will be ...
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Experienced QA/SDET, wondering if this is a good career move [closed]
First post here in general. I'm debating what the next move for my career should be and could really use some external points of view.
A bit of background about me:
34 years old.
In South America.
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Are ISTQB Test Manager and ASQ Manager of Quality the same level?
I would like to know whether the ISTQB Test Manager and ASQ Manager of Quality provide the same body of knowledge, and whether both certifications hold the same value?
What are the differences ...
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Should I commit to ISTQB Test automation certification? [duplicate]
I am a test automation engineer. I already hold Foundation level. I am considering to advance in ISTQB certification. My ultimate goal is to become expert in testing including all aspects (testing ...
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How much manual testing does an automation tester perform in their job?
My manager has a mindset that automation engineers can be appointed a manual or automation project with same level of efficiency expectations. I certainly can do good enough at manual testing but ...
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Can I get freelance QA (QA Lead or QA Manager) role through my sqa.stackexchange.com reputation? [closed]
I would like to get a freelance QA project or a role, that could be done remotely.
Is that plausible role through my sqa.stackexchange.com reputation?
Any leads or suggestions would be appreciated!
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Is testing position only for young specialists?
Today I've read the following opinion from the head of one of the biggest IT companies in my country:
An IT specialist is such a strange profession that in his youth an employee is much more worth ...
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What is the advantage of choosing testing as compared to other career paths in Software Industry?
I have had many people tell me, that I've made a big mistake by choosing QA path in IT industry and that I will never get opportunities to grow as compared to developers and database experts.
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