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Hire someone with a Testing Education
Hiring

Hire someone with a Testing Education

Whenever possible, you should hire testers with testing certifications There are 2 big challenges when hiring for a role: 1. Getting enough applicants 2. Finding a match within those applicants Should a hiring manager focus on hiring testers with certifications over those without? No, they should not. First, it creates
Jan 16, 2023 — 2 min read
Hiring

The Future of Software Test Engineers and Codeless Tools

A few months ago I was chatting with Evgeny Kim about some of the reservations I had while exploring a new codeless test automation tool. He was also exploring some codeless tool options and so he invited me onto his podcast to talk about it. We chatted about a wide
Dec 28, 2021 — 22 min read
Hiring a Software Tester, an Analysis
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Hiring a Software Tester, an Analysis

In May of 2020, back when Promenade Group was still called BloomNation, I opened a job posting for a Software Test Engineer. This was to be the first of many test positions we eventually hire for. After going through the whole process of hiring a software tester, I thought it
Mar 23, 2021 — 7 min read
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