After screwing the screws in the factory for two years, I earned more than 10000 yuan a month by "testing" and counterattacked

Never be confused, not challenging “ Comfort circle ” Jump out of the middle , How much courage is needed ？

While carrying the mortgage work, while taking into account the study , How much perseverance and perseverance is needed ？

Take out all the balance of the provident fund and go north , How much determination and confidence it takes ？

01、 Make up your mind to get rid of assembly line life

2018 year , I failed in the postgraduate entrance examination , Into a big manufacturing plant —— foxconn , Be an engineer .

At that time, the monthly salary was 6k about , Maybe it's not low locally . however , This so-called “ It's not low ”, It's a weekend break 、 Overtime every day 2h In return for the .

During that time , I'm really tired , It feels like except going to work , There's no private time , It once made me feel like this in my life .

Until I accidentally joined a communication group , I learned that the salary of software testing industry is very high , And the entry threshold is low , I began to feel a little excited

The thought of having a chance to jump out of life , Whatever the outcome , The attempt itself is well worth it .

So I made up my mind to , To jump out of this comfort zone , Switch to self-study software testing

02、 Work hard and make progress , It's never too late ！

I'm a person with poor self-control , Plus zero foundation, I'm very confused at the beginning of learning , Once thought about giving up , But when I think of the assembly line life in the factory day after day , So that I have no way out , There's a good saying ： There's nothing wrong with enjoying the comfort of the moment , But if we don't realize the crisis behind comfort in time , It's like boiling frogs in warm water , Sooner or later the .

So I started looking for information on the Internet , But still confused , Because the information on the Internet is scattered , I can't comb myself , Fortunately, when looking for information , Many industry related technology groups have been added , Some friends in the industry , By asking and learning from them , Let me have a clearer understanding of the post and skills of software testing , It also makes me more confident to do it well .

Weekend off 、 Overtime every day 2h The job of , Time is squeezed out by me like a sponge to learn , Maybe it's because I've had two postgraduate entrance exams , Compressive capacity is also OK . So slowly from the test theory , Testing process , The test case , To submit bug, track bug, Write test cases , The bosses said I had no problem interviewing functional test engineers

03、 Quit your job , Start drifting North

2020 year , I quit my job in the factory , Even take out the provident fund , Go north without hesitation to find a job , But at the same time, I was also very flustered , I'm afraid I can't . After all, the fixed monthly mortgage is what I have to face .

Before looking for a job , I also listened to the advice of my predecessors , Brush a lot of interview questions , Well prepared , Unexpected and expected , I've received a lot of interviews ,2 Day's interview 4 home , Take down 3 home offer—— Two outsourcing and one self-developed .

Salaries don't differ much , Considering the unfriendly working hours of outsourcing , And later learning development , Finally, I chose 11k Self research .

This was when I was still working in the factory , I can't imagine that my salary can be doubled one day , Won a monthly salary of more than 10000 ！

Now I want to say ： Don't give up at any time , Endure the hardships , The final result will not disappoint our efforts every day ！

Last , Combined with my experience , I summed up some quick self-study advanced methods , Share it for your reference , Everyone's learning methods are different , So for reference only

1、 Soldiers and horses go before straw and grain

The same is true in learning , Have a solid theoretical foundation , It will be very handy to carry out actual combat again , This requires us to put the test theory in a higher position , Instead of just focusing on skills 、 Tools , Then read more good books on software testing , Or take a look at some video lessons on software testing theory on the Internet , Don't try to learn how advanced technology , Just listen to some conceptual theories to support your testing work .

2、 Sum up the truth in practice

In fact, it is also applicable in our testing industry , Through the practice of real projects , Learn from experienced colleagues in the project , It's also a good way to improve , But the pace of progress in this way may be slower , This requires us to be self disciplined , Keep pressuring yourself , From the initial execution test case 、 Submit defect report 、 Design test cases , Then to the test plan 、 Requirements and summary , Keep challenging , Let yourself grow up quickly .

The project test type in the company will be relatively single , If you have nothing to do, just visit the big guy's blog or the industry's technical exchange group , Or your own thinking 、 Technology will be limited . I just added several software testing communication groups , Keep asking , Including learning and direction

3、 If it's a zero basis

It is recommended to self-study some online courses of software testing , This can quickly build the theoretical system of software testing , It will be of great help to your career development .

4、 If you study through projects in the company

Sure 1、2 Months of functional testing , But because the company's project may be single , There may be fewer opportunities to learn about automated testing or other types of testing ;

5、 If you learn software testing through training

Can be in 3、4 Master the basic theory of software testing and automation related technology within months , It will be of great guidance and help to one's career .

6、 If you're not in the industry , It is recommended to choose vocational training directly , Then enter the software testing industry .

To sum up

Want to self-study software testing , Then you must have three qualities , One is learning methods , Second, enough self-discipline , Third, have a strong will , I think the third article is the basis of the first two .

A little advice for newcomers in the workplace

1、 Don't stagnate because you have changed careers and got a good job, and don't be complacent , There are many great gods outside , Your test is just beginning , Be sure to keep learning .

2、 Newcomers should not be too exclusive of outsourcing , Outsourcing has certain advantages. The average company may not test too much , The project is also small , Unclear needs , No use case review , The written test case test points do not cover , How to test , The outsourcing company has a complete process system , Several people form a project team , Attend to each one's own duties , You won't , Colleagues will also help you . Although there may be overtime , But you can learn a lot , This is very valuable for newcomers , It's like you didn't spend your tuition , Someone takes you for free .

3、 Have a career plan , Buy a notepad , A hundred day plan , Specific to every day .

The following is a learning roadmap for the whole stack of software testing

I hope you can follow this system , stay 3-4 Complete such a system construction within the year , so to speak , It's a process that's going to kill you , But as long as you get through it , Life will be much easier in the future , As the saying goes, it's hard to finish at the beginning , Just take the first step , You're halfway there , The ancients said well ： Short step , A thousand miles , When we finish, when we look back on this journey , You're bound to feel a lot .

Last , To all of you ：

Every good person , It's not with a natural aura , It's not necessarily luckier than others . They're just in any little thing , They all have demands on themselves , Don't indulge in comfort , Don't give up the pursuit because of hard work . The process of sculpting yourself , It must be accompanied by pain and hardship , But the hammer and chisel of self beating , Finally, we can gain a better self .