To Make Career In Testing

Software Testing is the process by which application quality is improved.

The role of a software tester is very important in software development.

--- A software tester has to communicate with the clients as well as team members also.Communication plays the most important part in testing career and written communication as well.

–-- Testing Certifications:-These certifications improve the confidence of the clients on the testing professionals, which help the testers to scale up in the professional ladder.

--- A tester should have know about/possess knowledge on:-
Project life cycle, Testing concepts, testing types, Database concepts, Test plan, analyzing requirements, Documentation process, Knowledge of testing tools.
 

--- Leadership qualities should be present.

--- A tester has to check for the bugs and also determine whether the project meets the business as well as technical requirements.

--- Domain Knowledge – Good knowledge in domain area of the application adds value to the testing professionals.

--- Knowledge of Testing Tools:- Automation Testing Tools Knowledge – There is great demand for automation testers. A good skill on scripting languages of these tools is basic necessity for succeeding in test automation. Knowledge on creation, validation and enhancement of test automation framework is very much required.

--- The testing team is technically called Q.A. i.e., Quality Assurance Roles and responsibilities of a QA trainee are:

    Test case writing for different projects;
    peer-to-peer review;
    Capturing/review defects;
    process adherence;

--- A tester must be able to work on software ranging from that of requirements to the end point of the project.


--- As testing professionals a tester should always work towards sharpening their testing skills to succeed in this competitive environment. It enables rapid career growth in testing field if somebody can't make a career in development field, then settle down into testing field. Career wise and also remuneration wise, the growth opportunities for a professional in testing domain has increased.

--- Testing can be performed on two basic testing methodologies. They are

1) Manual Testing
2) Automated Testing

Manual Testing:-
It is the process of manually testing the software functionality for errors in programming. In this method of testing, a tester plays the role of an end user and works on all the options provided by the application to ensure correct behavior of the project.

Automated Testing:-
It is the process in which a tester uses tools to test the project.

--- Professionally trained software testers are in great demand today.