Are you expected to add to great quality software Be prepared to meet with the customer to find out his expectations Are you expected to add to a low defect count Write loads of test cases based on the requirements and specification. My major responsibilities were performing function testing, executing regression suites, running smoke tests etc Tester found a very critical bug in db testing
Db testing was out of scope He started by himself and found a critical bug How should i write an appreciation mail? A software tester's primary job is to test Otherwise, they would not be called a software tester Regardless of how much satisfaction a tester feels when involved in early design and coding, and regardless of how much they contribute in those areas, it is important that the tester test and log bugs.
Assurance engineer has more wider responsibilities compared to software tester, like to ensure the recommended code coverage statistics, release notes and other documents validations, testing etc. Management counts numbers) so the tester maintaining objectivity despite what is going on around him/her is important for a solid tester Streamlining things for repeatability and scalability (automation) although there are many good traits of this that are utilized throughout manual test cases and documentation and dividing up regression tests. 6 i would like to know if there's a standard skill set for skill matrix for a software tester of different levels, like for example, what are the skills needed for an entry level tester as well as what technologies and responsibilities he needs And for the mid level tester and senior level as well. What management really should want is an acceptable level of bugs and acceptable confidence about the quality of the the system for an acceptable total cost of development and testing.
Another example of this is compatible modes setting on developer and tester browsers should be same 3)screen layout defects can be rejected due to different screen resolutions on tester and developer machines 4)often just cleaning the cache of browsers of developer machine sometimes reproduced the defect. Qa should try to be proactive and should read blogs, meet online with other qa testers to share and get good knowledge Top software testing companies organize various skill set trainings which helps both organization and their employees to grow.
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