How to become a tester from scratch

The basics of testing can be learned without courses for 120K. Our QA engineer Anton worked at a construction site in the past and independently retrained as a game tester in six months. In the article, he will tell how he found a free course, how many hours a day he spent on theory, and why he chopped wood in between classes.





“Guys, I work as a security guard, I'm 40 years old. Whom should I go to retrain? " This post on Pikabu immediately hooked me: I dreamed of quitting my job at a construction site, but did not know how to earn further. In the comments I saw a link to a free QA course. I watched an introductory lesson about the profession of a tester and quit the next day.





The video, after which I decided to study as a tester.  Screenshot from YouTube
The video, after which I decided to study as a tester. Screenshot from YouTube

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After being fired, I took myself a long, long vacation. Just kidding :) Immediately sat down for the course and, inspired, decided to study it for 8 hours a day. I didn't count how many months I would learn the basics of testing and then look for a job. I did not consider how much money is needed for this period. 





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