6 Skills I’ve Learned as a Software QA

Hi friends! In today’s video I talk about 6 skills that I’ve developed as a software QA. These are all skills or habits that I think are extremely important in my daily work as a quality assurance analyst. Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoy!
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FAQ:
Did I get a certification/attend a bootcamp for QA?
No, my company hires manual QA as an entry level position and then provides the training.
Do I need to know code?
For my testing specifically, I do not need to know how to write code.
Am I manual or automation QA?
Manual
Hi friend! My name is Madeline and I’m a 27 year old who is passionate about intentionally creating a life I love living. I make videos about healthy habits, wellness, and intentional living. Making these videos helps me to appreciate the simple moments in life, and I hope they inspire you to do the same!
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[@oscarback6696]

As a programmer, a sign of a good QA is me being annoyed of them finding stuff. It is frustrating getting an issue assigned back to you but at the end of the day that's one less bug in production and I appriciate all my QA collueges 😁

[@cmichole]

I enjoy being a QA and testing my company software and working with my dev team. I just really don't like all of the technical parts. Analyzing what I see in the database or trying to research why something isn't working using all of these tech tools. I'm not particularly good at it.

[@RaellaRebeca]

I started watching your channel about a year ago trying to find out about the journey I was about to take leaving my underwriting job in insurance to become a QA analyst and after I passed my ISTQB exam I was able to land a QA job and I'm so happy. You have definitely been a motivator in the journey thank you ☺️🙌🏽

[@Sharedpath777]

Congrats on passing and being able to change your work life experience🎉

[@agents3409]

Congrats!🎉 How integral of a role would you say having the ISTQB certificate played in securing a QA job?

[@sonis1392]

@RaellaRebeca I am also enrolled in a program and want to enter into QA. My education and experience is not related. How you cleared the interview round?

[@suyashnachankar9342]

Thanks for sharing the insights ! This was helpful. 1. Time Management 2. Critical Analytical Thinking 3. Clarity and Practical Logic in Test Cases 4. Organising Knowledge Documentation 5. Efficient Communication 6. Troubleshooting

[@danj1939]

Good lad/lass

[@christinachmielinski3000]

Just wanted to share some gratitude towards your channel. I stumbled upon your channel about a month ago, as I'm looking to leave working in education and came across QA as a job that sparked my interest. As I was and still am doing research into the field I came across your first video and felt I related so much! You have inspired me to follow my unknown tech dream and get started in the field of manual QA. Please don't ever stop creating videos about QA testing and sharing your work/like balance tips (I also value morning routines so share away on that as well) is something I value greatly. Your insight into all of this is so encouraging!

[@MadelineElaineYT]

Oh my gosh, this means so so much to me!💛 I love that my videos have been helpful to you in some way. Good luck on your career journey, I hope you find something you enjoy doing every day!

[@urmum7705]

Hii. I want to start qa soon too. Did you start it, and if yes, how is it going? Thank you in advance

[@LindaHammieh]

I really appreciate the representation that you have made and it's very helpful

[@QA-Chronicles]

As a QA manager I would say this is spot on when you are starting out in a QA role. These are skills that have become 2nd nature to me that I forget these are the building blocks. Thank you for being transparent and helpful!

[@carolinevillar1]

I agree with all the skills you mentioned. For me #6, troubleshooting, was certainly the most difficult to develop and sometimes, even after 3 years, I still have difficulties. And I also have the habit of taking screenshots of everything, it helps a lot!!

[@Her_descendant]

I appreciate your videos as someone also starting out

[@mansoor3159]

Very Very helpful video Madeline💫💖

[@alisaaliska2082]

Madeline, I've started to watch your chanell during testing course, now I work as a tester, thank you for motivation and interesting content connected with Qa field :)...

[@busTaGTx]

Hi Alisa, that's awesome! Good job! How long did it take you to find a job after your course? Are you qa manual?

[@alisaaliska2082]

@@busTaGTx during first month after the course (manual qa)

[@busTaGTx]

@@alisaaliska2082 that's beautiful. Congratulations to you and proud of you :). Is it a start up company? How was (were) the interviews? Entry level position?

[@jhoselynmarquez6184]

@@alisaaliska2082 It's incredible... can you tell me where to start, that is, employment pages or job boards?

[@megscozykitties]

This helped me realize I have a lot of traits for a QA position, just not the actual experience and hearing you say you came from no experience is really helpful. But traits like these are helpful to realize and write on my resume. Thank you!

[@christofferlanzberondo4266]

I came across one of your videos a few days ago and I wanted to thank you for sharing what it's like to work as a software tester. Currently, I am working full time as a QA in a manufacturing company; however, I have also started studying the basics of manual testing. I believe I have a slight advantage as I already possess knowledge of the fundamentals of quality assurance. I hope you create more videos providing a detailed roadmap on how to secure entry-level jobs and/or websites that can assist in job hunting. I am learning manual testing on KZbin and plan to enroll in Udemy for more in-depth topics. Leaving my current job of five years is difficult, but my passion for and interest in software testing have grown. Thank you once again for your valuable content. I am a subscriber from the Philippines.

[@dfranc4]

great video!!! i am QA in brazil and my focus is to pursue an international career. my english is not to good but i've watcing to your videos (sometimes in 0.75x speed😂😂)

[@vybhaveswaraiah7114]

Hi Madeline. Wish you and all the other Software Testing Engineers in the world a very very Happy International Software Testers Day 😊

[@TechCoachRalph]

Hi there! This is probably one of the best videos about QA I've seen ON KZbin. I've been in QA for the last 15 years and your break down was spot on. I love the points about critical thinking and troubleshooting. If I may ask, what kind of software or what industry are you working in for QA? Web/mobile/desktop? Also, are you planning to go into automation? P. S. You probably already use this but one troubleshooting tool I use when testing on the web is the developer tools through the console to see potential js errors and the network tab to see why certain things may not be loading. Keep up the great work and looking forward to more videos!

[@Komal-xp2lq]

Hey which developer tool are you talking about ..... Could you please share....😊

[@TechCoachRalph]

@@Komal-xp2lqin this case, I was just referring to the Chrome Dev Tools that you can access by right clicking on page and choosing inspect option or you can press the f12 key to open up the dev tools.

[@yetundeadeyemi5520]

Hi, Madeline! I like that you're someone who accepts things easily but now you work at QA. It gives me so much confidence that I can do it too. But how did you start out, aside from these soft skills, did you have to enroll in a boot camp or take any certification?

[@hamzaniazi9186]

Hey Madeline i was a student when i started following you but now i have 15 months of experience as a QA thank you for the amazing content.

[@busTaGTx]

Hey salam good mate! Are you working as a qa manual right now? Or just interning/working on open projects?

[@hamzaniazi9186]

@@busTaGTx iam working as a automation engineer cypress

[@ChelseaScodari-uu9ck]

Great video. I am curious which company you work for.

[@user-ek7bv1de2k]

Hello. Thank you for the video. What do you use for notes?

[@skatarx69]

Hi, how were you trained, considering you worked from home and started knowing nothing about the job? Im currently training to become a tester, and just wanting to know how learning the job is achieved when working from home with no supervision.

[@teamminimus2222]

Hi Madeline, do you use a specific tool for your personal time management? I know some people use excel or personal Jira board, Trello or just a simple to do list on paper or digital notes.. curious what you use! 💜Love

[@kanewadel]

What tools and how you document project 😇?

[@merakiunbuntu4172]

Hi Madeline, can you recommend a good QA paid training and job placement?

[@hectorgonzalez6439]

Haces pruebas atomáticas con Selenium?. Perdón pero mi inglés no es muy bueno.

[@ninongfons]

Hi Madeline, an important skill to have as a QA tester is attention to detail. For example, this video's thumbnail has the text "SKILLS I USE EVERDAY" instead of "SKILLS I USE EVERYDAY"

[@monishamoni4252]

Heyy i just wanted to ask you . Do you know automation?

[@kamys6133]

Do you think you'll want to move into automation?

[@Sowmyar7757]

Hi, may I know which company you are working in and which location?

[@InGodITrust1111]

I don’t have any experience in computer or tech and I would like to change my career to QA tester, I’m very afraid because English is my second language 😩 and I know it will be very difficult for me any suggestions?

[@JohnBernard96]

Hi Madeline, do you know where I can take courses so I can get certified for this role? I want to switch careers and would like to try this.

[@nikolettapetrou3441]

I don't speak English fluently.. do you believe this will be a problem with me?

[@fasakintoyin4321]

Cool video. I'm a QA looking remote job. Please kindly assist

[@1VIPWRX]

send out at least 30 resumes a day

[@miguelhernandez9199]

So am I, its a hard market but a lot of cold calling.

[@busTaGTx]

Any luck finding a job??

[@busTaGTx]

​@@miguelhernandez9199any luck finding a job?

[@fasakintoyin4321]

@@busTaGTx no pls.... I have been applying for remote jobs and I haven't gotten any... Pls kindly assist... Thanks