There are great
opportunities in software testing and as you are a BCA student, you need not worry about the skills required for the testing role. Now, there is a shift going
on in this industry. Most reputed companies are shifting from normal testing
profile to SDET i.e. Software Design Engineer in Testing. This means even
though you are tester, you are expected to know the working of the programming
on which their product is based on.
So as a student you should focus on languages you are working on. That will help you on the high term.
So as a student you should focus on languages you are working on. That will help you on the high term.
There are different testing frameworks and most of them are complex and a
student is not
expected to learn that, different companies use different
framework and they give ample
amount of time and training for you to get a hold
on the testing framework. For now, you should focus on the programming languages, object oriented
programming basics, operating system and bit of database mostly relational. Do not worry about the skills and knowledge specific to be a software tester.
If you are a fresher and just passed out
from your college or passing out in coming months then you need to prepare well
for some software testing methodologies. Prepare all the manual testing
concepts. If possible have some hands-on on some automation and bug tracking
tools like win runner and test director. It is always a good idea to join any
software testing institute or class which will provide you a good start and
direction of preparation. You can join any 4 months duration software testing
course or can do diploma in software testing which is typically of 6 months to
1 year. Keep the preparation going on in your course duration. This will help
you to start giving interviews right after getting over your course.
Software testing is not ‘anyone can do career!’
Remove this attitude from your mind. Testing requires in depth knowledge of
SDLC, out of box thinking, analytical skill and some
programming language skill apart from software testing basics.
Best of Luck .......
programming language skill apart from software testing basics.
Best of Luck .......
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