It's also a test. Why do others get an annual salary of 30w+?

To apply for a job ？ Job hunting ？ job-hopping ？ Occupation planning ？

As a A fledgling software tester , The road of career development is indeed winding , Facing the job competition again and again , Challenge one interview after another , With doubts , You have to make a choice , Can only helplessly sigh ： People who are better than you work harder than you , What qualifications do you have not to fight ……

The software tester , How on earth should you plan your next job ？ How to get there ？ And how to avoid the survival of the fittest ？

As someone who's been here , Share my experience , For testing practitioners who are confused about the future of testing .

01、 Software testers , Do you have these puzzles ？

Why I work 5 year , Wages don't go up ; He works 5 year , Annual salary 30w+, Both are tests , The gap is so big ？

Always think about the future of software testing ：** What about middle age crisis ？** I'm worried that I'm not good enough , Thinking is too limited , Always worrying about , No improvement at all , What can I do? ？

** What's the status of software testing ？** Don't tell me who is developing well , I know everything , But I'm afraid to make a decision , I don't know where I'm going , The future is in doubt , How to get there ？

……

You don't want to be content with the status quo ？ You're afraid of being eliminated ？ Don't be afraid of , Say it , Career development puzzle everyone has , It's not humiliating , Only when there is doubt can there be a solution , Accumulation changes , Achieve qualitative change , Out of the difficult circle , To be good ！

02、 Software testers , How to choose a career ？

We have a lot of uncertainty , Making choices about the future , I think you'll have the following puzzles ：

The Internet industry is so big , There are so many enterprises recruiting testing posts , How do I choose a company that suits me ？

Don't just guess , Prepare six months in advance

Don't just think about it , Try to improve your ability

action , From small teams → Large team development （ Focus on company differences ）

It's not a shame to help acquaintances , teacher 、 Leader 、 classmate 、 friend 、 Family, etc

It's not easy to get out of the pit , I don't want to go into the abyss again . How to avoid from A Pit out , Fall in again B pit ？

I thought I left a company that was not suitable for me , There will be new hope , lo , Step into an abyss again .** Some people say , The wrong company , It felt like 30 years of Golden Marriage , In exchange for my wife ： You're not a soul mate .** That taste , How a worry word to get ！ So how to avoid ？

Understand the job content of the position , abbreviation Job matching

Understand the basic composition of the Department , abbreviation Department structure matching degree

Understand the management model of the company , abbreviation Enterprise architecture matching

Understand your boss's personality , Attitude to work , It's easy to get along with , abbreviation Leadership fit

Understand the development prospects of the company's industry , abbreviation Industry matching degree

Understand the size of the company , Visibility in the industry , Word of mouth, etc , abbreviation Enterprise scale matching degree

Choose the enterprise logically and methodically , Will you be afraid to go into the pit again ？ If after careful selection or …… It's just bad luck , Don't worry , I'm not afraid to lose when I'm young .

Choose what suits you , Is the best , Next , How to get into a company you like ？

I don't say much nonsense , You need ：

Understand the product before the interview （ No matter which position , It's all the foundation ）

The ability demand of the post （ Don't forget to read the recruitment information several times ）

Get to know the company's internal staff （ Observe the company environment , Multidirectional personnel 、 The superior and so on ）

Whether you're new to the workplace , Or change jobs halfway , Everyone is eager to find the most comfortable position , What is the development direction of testing practitioners ？

① Go deep into technology （ Familiar with development architecture 、 development language 、 Network structure 、DB system 、Linux etc. ）

Your career development is as follows ：

Test Development Engineer （ High pay , Develop well , But the technical requirements are high , Enabling the entire testing department ）

Automation test engineer （ The main duties and responsibilities ： Plan the strategy ）

Performance test engineer

Test Architect （ The main duties and responsibilities ： Understand industry trends , Technology development , Will develop frameworks ）

Senior test engineer （ Or Senior Test Engineer ）

Testing experts

Safety Test Engineer

……

② management layer （ Need opportunity , Ability blessing ）

Test team leader 、 executive director 、 The manager （ The main duties and responsibilities ： Management of personnel within the Department 、 Department resources for 、KPI Assessment of ）

Test project leader （ Research and development 、 Products, etc. ）

Test Director

CTO、CEO

③ Train the teacher

④ Other directions

The product manager

project manager （ Based on the principle of project delivery 、 Based on the principle of overall time control ）

operating

after-sales

Consultant

Technical support

……

⑤ Start a business

⑥ sales （ We need to have a certain technical foundation ）

30、40 year , Where does that leave ？ How to avoid midlife crisis ？

Continuous learning （ Input ）

Keep thinking

Often sum up experience （ Output ）

Choose the right career path

03、 Software testers , How do you change jobs ？

How long in advance

At least half a year , Don't be too hasty , You can't follow blindly

How often do you change jobs

The first job can take about a year

second 、 3、 ... and …… About two years

But no matter how you choose to change jobs , You have to understand that job hopping is addictive , Changing jobs too often can backfire ……

Software testers , How I want to help you succeed

Time flies , Recall that I was in the testing industry 10 year , It's true that there's always such a sound in my ears ：

“ It's a headache to do development , It's easier to test ”

“ It's hard to do development , It's hard to find a job because of high technical requirements , I really want to switch to testing ”

“ You see how happy the test is , More money, less work and simple ”……

Such a kind of God Tucao make complaints about it .

Indeed, many people think that Software testing is just IT An edge in the industry , They feel that this industry is ordinary and does not need technology ……

But I don't know that year after year of being misunderstood , The Internet industry is developing rapidly , Mobile Internet is becoming more and more popular , Fast iteration has given software testing a higher status , The testing industry is also getting more and more attention .

But with the rapid development of the times , A tester is limited to “** A little bit by hand ” Of “ Can test ”** Will eventually be eliminated by the industry , Replaced by the new forces .

therefore ……

Dear testers , Don't ask again “ Why are they both tests , He can get an annual salary 30W+？” This is the problem of 100000 v high voltage critical hit ！

What you need is to sharpen yourself , Make continuous efforts to improve , Constantly improve your testing skills 、 Test method and efficiency , To go further and further in the testing industry , To receive Get the high salary that others admire ~~

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