A tester is a specialist who uses a device, thing, object in order to identify deficiencies and report them to the manufacturer. Before releasing new programs, custom applications and other products for sale, they are necessarily checked for errors, the quality of work in certain conditions. This is what testers do.
In the process of testing a product, the tester's task is to identify inconsistencies, minor errors, difficulties in using it and what may not suit or cause inconvenience in the consumer's use. For this, knowledge alone is not enough - it is important to have the necessary qualities that will help in work.
Who can become a tester
A tester must have a higher technical education, preferably have knowledge in the field of information technology, have programming skills, be able to work with documentation, including technical. In the process of work, you will have to draw up packages of documents, including a plan for conducting a test work, its analysis, and results. In addition, these documents will have to be edited repeatedly from one version to the next. A person should be open to receiving new information. It is very important to be able to learn, since you will constantly have to monitor new methods and developments for testing, study the product and documentation under study, and improve your qualifications.
Work experience is also important. At the same time, it does not matter in how many organizations the tester worked in - the main thing is how many projects he took part in, what testing methods he worked with, how deeply he is familiar with software development. Work experience will help a specialist to quickly master new packages and techniques, and then implement them into work. The presence of certificates, diplomas of completion of additional courses in accordance with the specialty is always welcome.
The specialist must have a sense of responsibility, be attentive and diligent enough. In the process of testing a product, sometimes you have to check many options for the operation of only one module, and here you cannot do without these qualities. Another quality is meticulousness, constant doubts about the quality of the product and the work of the development team. One of the tester's rules is that there is always a mistake. All tests have to be carried out repeatedly, and for this you need to have patience and perseverance.
Persistence and sociability - these qualities are no less important in the work of a tester than the previous ones. Once you find a bug or inconvenient module in the program, it is important to find contact with the developers, project managers and, using persistence and persistence, prove and defend your point of view, while maintaining a good working relationship.
Advantages
- There are no age and gender restrictions in this area.
- An ordinary employee can work remotely.
- High wages.
- The ability to work in several projects, which is a good income.
- Demand for specialists.
- A prestigious profession.
