1. Ideas determine the way out, and vision determines career

People who have no work goals will always work for people who have clear goals. Goals affect the future. If your goal in software testing is to become a test manager, you will rarely have the opportunity to become a senior manager of the company and an expert in the testing industry. Difficulties and problems are encountered in study and work. If you lack active analysis and exploration of work ideas and rely on the help of others, it will be difficult to break through the way out for work development.

The process of pursuing career development in software testing is like climbing a mountain, wandering at the foot of the mountain and halfway up the mountain. You will never be able to appreciate the artistic conception of "seeing all the small mountains at a glance" from the top of the mountain, and you will never be able to appreciate the broad vision of the far-reaching distance. People who are complacent about achieving small results cannot generate the motivation to continue exploring. "There are mountains beyond the mountains, and there are people beyond the people." Don't limit your vision to just one company or one industry, nor just domestically, but also look globally. Innovations in the field of software testing mainly come from the United States and Europe. Only by learning from foreign testing experts can you understand your own professional gaps and clarify the direction of your career.

2. The mediocre complain, the wise act

There are two kinds of people in the software testing industry: mediocre and wise. A mediocre person has always had the mentality of a wage earner and has to work for others throughout his life. Here’s an example: Both of them are new colleagues, and it’s their first job. The leader gave them similar things to do. One thought, “How can we do so much work for such a small salary?”, and the other thought. "I didn't expect that newcomers would be given so many opportunities to practice. They must work hard." A year later, the first one became the second subordinate, and a few years later, the first one became the company's department manager.

Wise people regard work as an opportunity for paid learning, think proactively, and work hard. When your monthly salary is 2,000 yuan, if you work like someone with a monthly salary of 8,000 yuan, your monthly salary will definitely be more than 6,000 yuan a year later. Every company and colleagues have their own problems. The mediocre ones complain that the company's management is chaotic, their colleagues are stupid, and they cannot learn new technologies. The wise people regard existing problems as job opportunities, take the initiative to solve problems, and win the respect of colleagues and promotion from leaders. .

A wise man is destined to be extraordinary in the future, no matter what job he does. Opportunities have no size, only time. A wise man never dislikes small opportunities. Software companies are the fairest vanity fair. Opportunities are created by yourself, otherwise you can only be said to be incompetent. Mentality affects results, and mentality affects the future.

3. Success lies in learning efficiency and practical ability

The software industry is the most innovative and developing industry, with new technologies, new tools, new ideas, new needs, new The model changes with each passing day and introduces new ones. Software testers are a group of people with outstanding IQs. If you want to stand out quickly among these people, you need to persist in continuous learning, efficient learning, and active practice. "If you want to be prominent in front of others, you must suffer behind others." If you have not succeeded yet, ask yourself whether you are more diligent and conscientious than most of your classmates or colleagues.

Mediocre people complain that work is too stressful and they have no time to study; mediocre people complain that they are old and can no longer study. The mediocre always make excuses and complain, while the wise seize every opportunity to learn. You might as well ask yourself how many new books in the field of software testing you buy and read every year, how many international and domestic websites in the field of software testing you browse every week, and whether you follow and read the latest research results and articles in the field of domestic and international testing. If you haven't done this yet, please start now and stick to it for 3 years. Your future is in your hands.

Excellent testers always learn theoretical knowledge of software testing, and learn the goals, principles, strategies, processes, methods, technologies and tools of software testing based on active work project practice. Testing practice without theoretical guidance is blind practice. Testing theory is the abstraction and induction of testing practice and the wisdom summary of testing practice. Excellent testing talents are both practical and theoretical experts.

4. Only by doing the simplest little things well can you take on big things

Many people start with testing by performing manual tests. They run the software according to the test cases. Analyze output results and report software defects. The mediocre people think that this job has no technical challenges and is boring, complaining that software testing has no future.

In fact, this is caused by an incorrect working mentality, and it is a sign of having high ambitions and low intentions.

Haier CEO Zhang Ruimin has a famous saying: "Being able to do every simple thing well is extraordinary; being able to do every ordinary thing well is extraordinary." Manual testing is the most basic software testing work, a practical work to cultivate software defect sensitivity, and the most effective work to discover software defects. You might as well torture yourself with a learning mentality: "Can I complete the test faster? Can I find more defects?" to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of testing work in many aspects.

5. Whether an individual is excellent or not depends on who he works with

As the old saying goes, "A good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a wise minister chooses the master to work." A person can achieve great achievements. , need a good working environment and a broad career stage. The new advertisement says, "If you want to play ball, go to Guoliang, and if you want to get a loan, go to a bank." If you want to improve your table tennis skills, go to Olympic star Liu Guoliang to play. If you want to apply for a loan to buy a house, go to a large bank.

The same is true for software testing work. The company's culture has a greater impact on the growth of testers. Newcomers who are preparing to engage in software testing must have a clear understanding of the company when looking for their first job, and compare whether the company's size, industry, philosophy, learning opportunities and development space are consistent with their career development. Don't just look for a company to work for, otherwise, it will be a loss for you and the company.