From tester to QA. How to shorten the path to the profession for several months

In 2020, QA Engineer is one of the five most demanded IT professions, according to job search portals. The market is growing and IT companies are actively building Quality Assurance teams.



In universities, testing is taught in some, but not all, IT specialties. Therefore, most often people come to QA through online courses or self-study. Typically, both methods take at least 12 months. At the same time, the time and money invested does not yet guarantee that a QA beginner will be able to immediately pass an interview and get the desired job.



Is it possible to develop skills faster without losing quality? This issue became especially acute for us when all our annual IT meetups and intensives had to be moved online. We share our opinion on what should be in the program in order to make the first steps in QA efficiently and at the same time quickly - on average, in 3 months (or 60+ hours). We hope that this experience will be useful to everyone involved in the transfer of knowledge in QA, and we look forward to your feedback.





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