Five years after graduation, I wondered if I would still be so anxious if I hadn't taken the test

Catalog

Preface

01、 How did I start testing ？

02、 The first test job after graduation

03、 Second test experience sharing

04、5 Years of experience , Share with you

Conclusion

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Preface

Look at the calendar today , I suddenly realized that it has been five years since I graduated . I have been struggling in the testing industry for five years , Now it's time to record .

Now let me share my 5 Years of software testing experience and growth process , It may help you solve a lot of confusion in your work .

01、 How did I start testing ？

2013 Started college in , A bad little two , Specialty is also adjusted - Information and computing science , Looks like a tall professional , In fact, I didn't find it until I really learned , What you learn is extensive but not refined , Mathematical knowledge is mixed with computer knowledge , After five years of College , Know a little about everything , I can't find the direction and career planning after graduation .

A chance , Exposed to embedded , It is said that the development prospect is very good . Because of the confusion about employment at that time , Finally failed to resist the temptation , That's it , I spent my senior year in embedded learning . But the latter is not optimistic , The more you learn, the more you feel that you are not suitable for programming , Especially when it comes to hardware related things , Even more ignorant . I studied for a year , I didn't learn anything , At best, what I learned in College C Language 、C++ The foundation has been consolidated .

But this learning process is not without benefits , General enterprises see that graduates have many skills , Will be more interested in you , I'm more confident when I look for a job , Although it is not much better than others , But the resume is pretty …… Since I'm not interested in writing code , After careful consideration , Decided to engage in software testing industry after graduation .

In order to be better qualified for software testing , I also checked some information , Let's share the growth path and skill requirements of software testing ：

The first stage ： Manual test engineer

Annual salary 8-10W

Key skills ： Test and analysis + Use case design + The test execution

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The second stage ： Automation test engineer

Annual salary 15-25W

Key skills ： Test script development capability

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The third stage ： Full stack automation test engineer

Annual salary 30-50W

Key skills ： Automated testing techniques required for all types

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The fourth stage ： Test Development Engineer

Annual salary 50-80W

Key skills ： Requirements of test framework and test tools 、 Design and R & D capability

02、 The first test job after graduation

2017 year 7 month , Graduation comes on schedule , Fortunately, finding a job is not as difficult as expected , Participated in a campus recruitment , He was hired directly .

My first company after graduation , Call it... For the time being “A company ”. stay A The company has worked for three years , These three years have had a great impact on me . During the internship , Met my master , It's one of my Bole . Shifu is very nice , Especially for us interns who have just graduated without any work experience .

Start with the most basic software testing theory , And then put it into practice -Android System mobile phone function module test . Learning period , Master found that I have a little management potential , When he asked for leave , All came to me to be his backup, Help him assign tasks , Deal with some management matters . Slowly, , More and more people come into contact with .

For about a year , Favored by the minister , Let me take charge of a project alone , Exercise exercise . I was terrified , Led four or five team members to take charge of the project . To convince everyone , I keep learning in private , Keep asking R & D for all kinds of questions , So when the team members asked me questions , Basically can hold down , In addition to these , I also organized my team members to learn all kinds of knowledge , Take part in all kinds of training , People think they've grown up , Really learned something , Will be willing to follow you .

The later items are more and more smooth , There were no major mistakes during the project , One year , The leader saw my efforts , Promoted me to test manager . When I got this position , I am glad that my efforts have paid off , And I deeply feel that the burden on me is getting bigger and bigger , Need to enrich yourself more 、 Perfect yourself , To withstand all kinds of pressure , Take the responsibility of the test manager .

As a test manager , I don't dare to be a little slack , It is worth mentioning that , During my two years in the company , Software testing has been limited to functional testing , See a lot of automated testing methods on the Internet , But after reading it, I have no clue , It happens that brother departments are also doing automated testing , I'll study with him Python Language , Learn to write some simple automated test scripts , And then used it in my own project , However, I didn't know how to make a mistake at that time , How to grab logs , Just a preliminary script can run .

Even so , I still have a great sense of achievement , At least the first step . Later I taught my team members to learn , Organize simple training , This is also a breakthrough in the testing department .

I worked as a test manager for about a year , I feel like I have a bottleneck , Because there are more graduates in the company , There is no big bull in Testing Technology , Testing technology is difficult to improve .

later , Made a tough decision , quit . The reason why it's hard , Because I've been here for three years , I met my Bole , Since graduation, I have been guided to a management position step by step , Met a lot of people who helped me , Full of gratitude for everything here .

Someone will say , I'm so lucky , Met so many people who helped me . I just want to say , Only by constantly learning , Keep trying , When the opportunity comes , You can catch it , otherwise , Others want to help you , I can't find a reason to help you .

03、 Second test experience sharing

from A After the company left , Looking for a job is also relatively smooth . Got the from several mobile phone companies offer, Then I decided to go B The company is the test project manager VPM. This company is a well-known large company at home and abroad , My tablet department is a division of the group , Specializing in overseas products .

stay B The company work , Because they are all sold overseas , So I deal with people from various countries a lot , Need to have a strong foundation in English . The mail is in English , carry bug, Full English description . Although I am CET-6 , Oral English is also interviewed during the interview , Also passed , But when you really have a meeting with foreigners , Many people don't understand , Especially listening to the French speaking English , I don't know what he's talking about , This has always been my bottleneck , Listen to all kinds of English talk shows crazily when you have nothing to do 、 English, beautiful articles, etc .

there VPM Responsibility and A The company is different , Just care about the project, no matter who , When you need people for your project, you need to start from Teamleader Coordinate manpower there , And you are not responsible for the performance of the people transferred to your project , therefore VPM Lost the initiative . But the company is currently reforming , Start to develop towards a strong project matrix , But the process of transformation is painful , Need to adapt to all kinds of habits .

B The company's project management process is very good , And recently passed TL9000 to examine , Each node of the project is strictly reviewed and checked by the general manager and R & D director , When something goes wrong , Find out the context of the matter at the first time , And the next step Action, No, Action You will be scolded in the face . The company advocates “ eagle ” Culture , Based on this corporate culture , The efficiency of the company is very high , But it gives everyone a lot of pressure , The atmosphere is not like A The company is so harmonious .

Let's get to the point , Testing .B The company's test team is divided into three ： System test team 、 Field survey team 、 Automated test team . Each group has a Teamleader. Test with A The company is similar , It is worth mentioning that automated testing is done well .

stay B The company has learned two things that I think are more important ： Project process management and stress resistance . stay B The company has worked for more than a year , But considering your life events , Decide to end a long-distance life with your boyfriend , Resolutely chose to leave .

Leave B The company still has many regrets ：

• 1、 No operator projects , I don't know the process of each operator's project ;
• 2、 Didn't wait for the opportunity to study abroad ;
• 3、 There may be no such English working environment in future work , Unless you find a foreign company .

At present, it has been approved by the test manager of a domestic mobile phone company offer, Salary and benefits meet expectations , It has been decided to sign .B The company's resignation procedures are still in progress .

04、5 Years of experience , Share with you

Based on me 5 Years of professional experience , Here are some points to share with you ：

1、 No matter what industry , Within a few years of graduation , We must lay the foundation first , Especially technical work . In the future, whether we take the technical route or the management route , This is crucial .

2、 Hard work （ Professional ability ） And soft power （ EQ ） It's all important .

3、 Be good at recording 、 Analyze and summarize . For testing , Similar to classic bug The root cause of this 、 Devices: 、 Methods to avoid missing measurement 、 Summary of improvement suggestions, etc .B Good habits learned by the company , Problems encountered during the project issue（ not only bug）, All clearly recorded in a form , Include a description of the problem 、rootcause、action、deadline、Owner etc. , Easy to trace , Later do Lesson learn Source of material .

4、 the child is father of the man . Appear one bug, Don't be limited to this bug, Think more about the causes of the problems , Is there a problem with the process ？ Or for other reasons ？ Can we optimize the process to avoid such problems in the future ？ such , Solving a problem is equivalent to solving a class of problems . So think more 、 Make more suggestions .

5、 While still young , Make rational use of spare time to charge . Time for a person to get off work , Determines his height ; How a person uses his free time , Determines how far he can go .

Last Thank everyone who reads my article carefully , Although there are not many fans , But thank you very much , Let me feel that my efforts are worth it , Next, I hope to give some benefits to Amway fans , Although it's not very valuable , If you can use it, you can take it

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Conclusion

1、 Entering any industry requires continuous learning and efforts , Software testing is no exception , If you can learn computer in the later stage 、 database 、 Knowledge development, etc , It will be of great help to your personal promotion .

2、 Always maintain enthusiasm for the industry , Since you want to work in this industry , Then you have to learn more about the new developments in the industry , Update your technology . You need to know that if you want to stand higher , You need to learn a higher level of Technology .

I hope you have the courage to change , Can develop better , Continuous learning is essential , Don't let yourself be easily replaced ！！！

Those who work hard have plenty of opportunities , But those who don't work hard must have no chance ！！！

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