Getting Hired – At Conferences
One of the things that I have observed from a number of testing conferences is that none of them have any sustained focus on hiring or getting hired *. There… The post Getting Hired – At Conferences...
View ArticleYou’re brand new
“I’m new to testing – where do I start?” I get asked the above questions A LOT. It’s a very common question for those who are brand new to testing,… The post You’re brand new appeared first on The...
View ArticleBlog Roadmap – 2014
I have neglected this blog over the last few months for a variety of reasons but I’m back on it. So what follows below is my blogging road map for… The post Blog Roadmap – 2014 appeared first on The...
View Article10 Ways to hire niche employees
Whilst away on holiday last week a short but interesting twitter conversation happened about recruitment of testers. It was between Anna Royzman, John Stevenson and Dr Mohinder Khosla. Start at… The...
View ArticleWhat do you do when hiring managers are looking for a set of skills you don’t...
What do you do when hiring managers are looking for a set of skills you don’t have but you sorely want? You learn. I see this situation played over and… The post What do you do when hiring managers are...
View ArticleCareer Paths And Testing
When you’re advancing your career in testing it’s easy to get sucked in to the lure of big titles like Test Manager, Programmer Manager etc, especially if your using some of the mainstream “career...
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What can you do with a brick?
Last week one of our team, Simon, ran a really fun session with the whole test team on our Exploratory Testing process. We started by discussing some of the thinking that we’ve identified happens when...
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Let’s say I gave you a giant box to explore
Let’s say I gave you a giant box to explore. In the box was a machine that did a number of different functions along with an instruction manual. The functions that the machine can perform are...
View ArticleHa ha – told you so
Quite often I hear presentations and discussions from testers who talk about those moments when they feel it appropriate to say “Ha Ha, Told You So”. You know? Those moments when the testers advice was...
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Could not having a certificate make you stand out?
Many years ago when I sat the foundation certificate it made very little difference (if anything at all) to my day to day work. I remarked to a colleague though that the certification would make us all...
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Communication and Testing
In yesterday’s test team meeting we did an interactive sessions around communication. Stickies, pens and a whiteboard were all we needed to have a fun session talking around communication. We started...
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