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Michael Durrant
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I'm personally not sure about certifications (I don't have any), but in order to be considered as an experienced QA at most of the interviews, you should understand one thing - constant self education is the key to success. QA role is the role, where employee knows his/her subject perfectly + a little bit from everywhere. Of course the base foundations: SDLC, TDLC, principles of Agile, different roles within the team. Get accounts in Udemy, Pluralsight, CodeSchool and etc. Those are paid accounts (usually no more than $30 per month), but it's worth it to constantly keep learning from there, rather than paying couple thousands dollars for the class at local college. Attend local QA meetups (www.meetup.com), listen to the people, share your ideas, look what's trending on the market now. Another advise is to watch linkedin news feed, what recruiters are looking for, requirements, what tools and etc.

  • The QA role is the role where an employee knows his/her subject perfectly + a little bit from everywhere. Of course the base foundations: SDLC, TDLC, principles of Agile, different roles within the team.

  • Get accounts in Udemy, Pluralsight, CodeSchool, CodeAcademy, etc. Those are free or very low cost accounts (usually no more than $30 per month), and are amazing value to help you be constantly learning, rather than paying couple thousands dollars for the class (plus travel, time, etc.) at local college.

  • Attend local QA meetups (www.meetup.com), listen to the people, share your ideas, look what's trending on the market now.

  • Watch linkedin news feed, what recruiters are looking for, requirements, what tools and etc.

Hopefully this clears the picture a little.

I'm personally not sure about certifications (I don't have any), but in order to be considered as an experienced QA at most of the interviews, you should understand one thing - constant self education is the key to success. QA role is the role, where employee knows his/her subject perfectly + a little bit from everywhere. Of course the base foundations: SDLC, TDLC, principles of Agile, different roles within the team. Get accounts in Udemy, Pluralsight, CodeSchool and etc. Those are paid accounts (usually no more than $30 per month), but it's worth it to constantly keep learning from there, rather than paying couple thousands dollars for the class at local college. Attend local QA meetups (www.meetup.com), listen to the people, share your ideas, look what's trending on the market now. Another advise is to watch linkedin news feed, what recruiters are looking for, requirements, what tools and etc. Hopefully this clears the picture a little.

I'm personally not sure about certifications (I don't have any), but in order to be considered as an experienced QA at most of the interviews, you should understand one thing - constant self education is the key to success.

  • The QA role is the role where an employee knows his/her subject perfectly + a little bit from everywhere. Of course the base foundations: SDLC, TDLC, principles of Agile, different roles within the team.

  • Get accounts in Udemy, Pluralsight, CodeSchool, CodeAcademy, etc. Those are free or very low cost accounts (usually no more than $30 per month), and are amazing value to help you be constantly learning, rather than paying couple thousands dollars for the class (plus travel, time, etc.) at local college.

  • Attend local QA meetups (www.meetup.com), listen to the people, share your ideas, look what's trending on the market now.

  • Watch linkedin news feed, what recruiters are looking for, requirements, what tools and etc.

Hopefully this clears the picture a little.

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I'm personally not sure about certifications (I don't have any), but in order to be considered as an experienced QA at most of the interviews, you should understand one thing - constant self education is the key to success. QA role is the role, where employee knows his/her subject perfectly + a little bit from everywhere. Of course the base foundations: SDLC, TDLC, principles of Agile, different roles within the team. Get accounts in Udemy, Pluralsight, CodeSchool and etc. Those are paid accounts (usually no more than $30 per month), but it's worth it to constantly keep learning from there, rather than paying couple thousands dollars for the class at local college. Attend local QA meetups (www.meetup.com), listen to the people, share your ideas, look what's trending on the market now. Another advise is to watch linkedin news feed, what recruiters are looking for, requirements, what tools and etc. Hopefully this clears the picture a little.