“Software Testing Career Package – A Software Tester’s Journey from Getting a Job to Becoming a Test Leader!”
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Chapter #1: Software Testing as a Career
- Career options for software testing professionals
- Selecting software testing as your career
- Getting a job in software testing
- Preparing a good software testing QA resume
- Preparing for software testing interview
- Switching from manual to automation testing career
- Switching to software testing from other fields
- Starting software testing after career gap
Chapter #2: Getting Started in Software testing
- Testing process followed in most of the companies
- Introducing formal testing QA processes on a team
- Importance of domain knowledge
- How to write good test cases
- Tips to design test data
- Test plan sample
- Learn some testing methodologies
- Tips to test banking applications
- Getting started with Agile Testing
Chapter #3: Testing Tips for Continuous Growth and Excel in Your Career
- How to be a good tester and qualities of a good leader
- Creative thinking
- Starting automation testing on your project
- Software testing best practices and tips
- Top three testing certifications
- How to progress in the field of software testing
- How to ask for promotion and salary rise
- How to grow your career even in bad economic times
Chapter #4: How to Manage Defects Like a Pro
- Defect life cycle
- Sample defect report
- Tips to write a good defect report
- Tips to find critical bugs in an application
- Defect troubleshooting tips
Chapter #5: Web Testing Complete Guide
- Testing web application
- Website Cookie Testing
- Sample test cases for testing any website
- Web application security testing techniques
Chapter #6: Test Team and Project Management
- Importance of Software testing documentation
- Writing weekly status report
- Build a successful QA team
- Testing under tight deadlines
Bonus Chapter
- Freelance testing opportunities for testers to earn extra money!
