Practically everyone who is looking for a job as a tester eventually faces the fact that practical experience is simply essential for employment. Moreover, you need specific experience in the exact direction in which the employer specializes. In this article, we will consider different channels for gaining practical experience in software testing.
1. Trying to Intern at an IT Company
The most effective way to gain real work experience is to get an internship at any IT company. For example, at the beginning of my career, I worked for five months. Almost half a year, KARL! As an intern tester and technical writer at MTeye security. Half a year of work for food is not a joke, but it's worth it, I'll tell you. Right after leaving, I got a job as a Middle tester with a normal salary. The moral of this fable is that you shouldn't be afraid to work for food, you will get your own in time, but don't let yourself be exploited. Try to search first - tester in open source project or look for work on freelance.
2. Participating in Beta Testing
These days, it's really not hard to sign up for open beta testing of a new product. Many large companies often conduct open beta testing, for example: apple, Kaspersky, game testing. The main thing is not to get too addicted to games. The plan is simple - sign up, test at your own pleasure, and submit a report.
3. Participate in open internshipsGalaxy QA Academy
Company Galaxy QA Academy periodically conducts open internships with the possibility to test new web and mobile products. The uniqueness of such an internship is that your test report will be checked by a working tester, and you will receive 100% feedback on your work, which is not available in all other cases. Usually, people just say - "Thank you for your feedback, we will definitely process it." But what of what you send is actually a bug remains unknown. This is the most annoying thing, in my opinion. Because it's important to learn, and feedback is very important here.
4. Testing everything within reach.
Recently I installed the trending app Pockemon GO, and immediately found a bug. When catching certain types of Pokémon, there's no possibility to open a Poké Ball. As a tester, I was upset by this fact, so I searched and found a link in the settings to report a high priority issue. On this example, I want to demonstrate an example of a bug report:
Good day, my name is Dmitry, and I'm a beginner tester. Today I installed your application (which I really liked) and immediately found a bug. I would like to report it to you for processing. Please give me feedback on it, as I'm just learning, and it's important for me to understand whether I correctly formatted everything, and whether it's actually a bug.
Summary: Unable to open a Poké Ball for the Rattata Pokémon.
Steps to reproduce:
- Find a Rattata
- Catch him
- Leave the area of his deployment
- Try to open the Poké Ball
Current result: each Pokéball is overloaded, but the Pokémon does not appear in my account
Expected result: pokemon successfully added to the account
With respect, a beginning tester.
Consequently, if you find more than one bug, you can format all of them using the same template, simply numbering them. You might find it lazy to do so, but during training, it's still important to follow examples as closely as possible. This is a simple example, and by following it, you'll quickly develop a real tester skill when using your favorite programs, social networks, and more. Our motto — a tester is always on alert!
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