FROM OBSERVATIONS
TO INSIGHTS ON TEST
SPECIALIST CAREERS
Okechukwu Egbete | Maaret Pyhäjärvi
…two sections later
Entry
Criteria
Community
Learning
Confidence
Tester Jobs
Sponsoring
6 years.
6 months.
Past experiences matter.
Education is credibility.
Timing matters.
Markets change.
Entry
Criteria
Sponsoring
Community
Learning
Confidence
Tester Jobs
Persistence.
Help.
Entry
Criteria
Sponsoring
Community
Learning
Confidence
Tester Jobs
Recognizing ‘testing’ as
career path.
Community learning.
Competing with oneself.
Social media.
BuildYour Own Community.
Entry
Criteria
Sponsoring
Community
Learning
Confidence
Tester Jobs
Impostor
Syndrome.
Confidence.
Take responsibility when
offered.
Tune down the No.
Get comfortable being
uncomfortable
Entry
Criteria
Sponsoring
Community
Learning
Confidence
Tester Jobs
Your career is too
important to be left for the
whims of your manager.
Testing. Programming.
Domain. Communication.
Glue work.
Entry
Criteria
Sponsoring
Community
Learning
Confidence
Tester Jobs
Model
Teach
Sponsor
Path of the community
Active about
learning passively
Spite-driven
development
Get comfortable about being
uncomfortable
Learning and contributing
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Testing Assembly: From Observations to Insights on Test Specialist Careers