1. What is software testing?
In layman's terms, the apps and websites we often use are implemented by programmers through code, but if you want to stand in the market, you must rely on quality, and software testing is a job created to detect software vulnerabilities.
Take a chestnut: We are familiar with shopping software-Taobao, Tmall, JD, Pinduoduo, Vipshop, etc. If a customer places an order for a certain product, but it disappears from the merchant's back-end invoice, I believe that both the customer and the merchant will be crazy. It is estimated that the platform's complaint calls will also be blown up. Software testing exists to avoid this incident.
In industry terms, software testing is the process of checking whether the actual output of the software is consistent with the expected output. Only consistent, the product can be used online, otherwise it will be handed over to the developers to continue to modify. Therefore, software test engineers have absolute say in products.
2. What is the salary for software testing? What is the outlook?
To understand an industry, we must first understand the life cycle of the industry. Generally speaking, the life cycle of an industry has to go through a start-up period, a growth period, a mature period, and a decline period. Obviously, the growth and maturity period of the IT industry is very long, and the recession period is even more difficult to come.
It can be said that the IT industry will have a breakthrough development in the next 30 or even 50 years. It is definitely a wise move to enter the IT industry at this time.
Software testing is an important technical post in the IT industry, and its development is beyond doubt.
3. What is the current status of software testing in China?
1. The talent gap is huge
According to data from a recruitment website, software testing engineers are currently one of the most scarce positions. The domestic software testing talent gap has reached 300,000, mainly concentrated in first-tier cities, and it is increasing at a rate of 20% every year.
The subject of software testing is not offered in universities. Most software testing engineers are transferred to other professions through post-training. In addition, the level of training varies, so professional and technical talents that meet corporate standards are still scarce in China.
2. The position in the enterprise is getting higher and higher. Because the domestic understanding of software testing technology is relatively late, and the enterprise does not pay enough attention to software quality, the phenomenon of "emphasizing development and neglecting testing" appeared in the early years. As people’s requirements for quality are getting higher and higher, the requirements for software are no longer “usable”, but “easy to use”. Therefore, the position of software testing positions in domestic companies is getting higher and higher. Salary and discourse Power is also increasing.
3. Salary levels are uneven
Take, for example, a software testing engineer who has been engaged for 3 years. There are monthly salary of 5,000, 10,000, and 30,000, 50,000. Excluding personal background, city and other reasons, the most important factor is the individual’s ability to accept new things and The ambition to be uncomfortable with the status quo.
To put it bluntly, IT industry technology is updated and iteratively fast. Only by constantly learning at work and keeping up with the pace of technological development can we have better development. If technology stagnates, development will be more limited and even eliminated by the times. risks of.
This elimination rule is not a patent of the IT industry, but only the IT industry is the fairest and has the highest rate of return. The software test is good for beginners, and the work intensity is low. It has become the first choice for people with no money and no background to successfully counterattack in China.
Software testing—a position that combines high salaries and challenges.
4. What do I need to do to successfully switch to software testing?
To successfully switch to software testing, the following three links are indispensable:
①Master software testing skills
Learning software testing is nothing more than two ways, self-study or class registration
Self-study
Advantages: save money, if you fail to switch careers, at least there is no loss in money;
Disadvantages: time-consuming and labor-intensive, low cost, knowing where to go when encountering problems, even easy to shrink back, and unable to detect their own learning effects;
Report to class
Advantages: there is a teacher to take it, less detours, short learning time, direct effect
Disadvantages: It requires a high cost of money, and there are too many unreliable training institutions. If you fail to work after finishing your studies, you will lose a lot.
Suggestion: If you have strong self-control and have a complete set of learning tutorials, as well as the guidance of seniors who are engaged in software testing, self-study is a good way to learn. Otherwise, it is recommended to enroll in class, simple and rude, the key is to find one Reliable training institution. You can choose a learning method that suits you according to your actual situation.
②Resume that catches HR's eyeballs at a glance
The quality of your resume directly determines whether you will have an interview opportunity. Some friends don’t pay attention to resume optimization and want to show their true side. They don’t know that this will lose a lot of interview opportunities, so proper packaging is necessary.
Take a chestnut: Generally, companies will select candidates who meet the company's requirements through the screening function that comes with the recruitment website, and then communicate over the phone and invite interviews.
If the company requires more than 3 years of work experience, and you only write for 2 years, you may not have a relationship with this company, but if it is packaged for 3 years, get the interview opportunity first, and if you have a good conversation, let me know The real situation of the interviewer, I believe that the interviewer will not abandon you because you lack the working hours of this year, because HR is also very troublesome to recruit qualified technical personnel. In the case of technical ability, these hard conditions are OK. Relax appropriately.
③Sufficient interview preparation
The general interview is divided into three rounds: written test, HR interview, and technical interview
The first two rounds, depending on the company, may or may not, but the last technical interview is the key link for the company to understand your "can it", and every company will have it.
For example, what is often asked in interviews:
Reason for leaving
Give you a XX product, how do you test
How to design test cases
Whether to locate the bug and how to locate it
What is included in the http request
How to do interface testing
Database statement
Know the code
Whether it will be automated,
and many more
The correctness of the answers to these questions directly determines whether you can stay, and even how much salary you can get. If you answer more questions correctly, you may get 500-1000 yuan more for yourself.
You must be good at summarizing in your usual study and work. If you do not answer well, the interviewer will think that you have limited technical skills or are not diligent in thinking, and you will be easily passed away.
5. Who is suitable for software testing?
Becoming a software test engineer requires: patience, carefulness, strong communication skills, logical thinking skills, and teamwork skills.
The entry barrier for software testing is not high. Whether you are a fresh or past student, whether you are a liberal arts major or a science major, whether you are a boy or a girl, you can learn as long as you have the potential to become a software testing engineer.
You may have a lot of questions, why are so many people learning software testing every year, and the gap is still so big? Why do you have all the abilities you mentioned, and can't find a job after studying?
Everyone’s actual situation is different, and the way they choose to learn is different, so the results are different.
Written at the end:
No winter will not pass, no spring will not come. The past 2020 was an extraordinary year for people all over the world. Everyone is fighting the epidemic bravely and bravely. Here we encourage ourselves together. Palm it, 2021 has come as promised, set a good goal and continue to grow up.