What Does It Mean to Be a Good Software Tester?

by Nataliia Vasylyna | February 6, 2017 8:54 am

New technologies appear, deadlines get shorter, and the end user expectations – higher. From this regard, any software testing company places more demands on hiring candidates for the QA specialist position.

Except for obligatory technical skills, software testers should possess a certain level of soft skills. Agile testing[1] forces QA specialists to be adaptive, and open-minded.

What qualities should any software tester possess to be effective in 2017?

Undoubtedly, this list is not the full one but these are the qualities each tester should have in order to provide efficient quality assurance process.

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Endnotes:
  1. Agile testing: https://qatestlab.com/resources/webinars/agile-approach-how-to-make-testing-process-smooth/
  2. manual testing: https://qatestlab.com/services/We-Are-Professionals-in/manual-testing/
  3. usability testing: https://qatestlab.com/services/We-Are-Professionals-in/usability-testing/
  4. 10 Characteristics of the Top-sawyer Product Tester: https://blog.qatestlab.com/2017/01/27/top-sawyer-tester/
  5. 5 Reasons to Become a Tester: https://blog.qatestlab.com/2016/11/29/reasons-become-tester/
  6. From Troubled Launch to Excellence: A Startup’s Real-Life Success Story: https://blog.qatestlab.com/2024/03/05/startup-story/

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