Joel and Rob discuss some tips for hiring managers and testers both seeking the next best thing. Get the other side’s perspective to help move forward.
Defining goals:
Some thoughts for Hiring managers before hiring a tester.
- Decide what problem you are trying to solve.
- Acknowledge that automation is NOT a silver bullet for all your QA problems
- Check if you need a swiss army knife or a top specific tool
Some thoughts for Testers before trying to get hired:
- What do you want in next in your career?
- You will need to decide stuff such as: what type of company do I want to work for, what I want to be doing, and more importantly what type of “boss” do I want to report to/ work with.
- Strive to find a company and a manager that share the same values as you do.
Finding opportunities:
Hiring managers:
- Advertising and attracting
- Recruiters – appreciate THEIR return on investment
- Job boards
- Hire as fast as you can – don’t take too long with the process
- Always be on the lookout to recruit
- Recommendations rock! it is worth relying on them.
- Blend all of the above.
Testers:
- It is important to sell yourself correctly
- Talk to everyone! Networking works.
- Be patient. It can take time.
Matchmaking:
Hiring managers: “The Phone Interview”
- Find people with a passion for testing – people want to work with people who are passionate about what they do
- Alignment to company values and behaviors
- Be flexible – conduct the call at appropriate time for the candidate
- Structure the interview well
- Send the candidate everything THEY need to know to succeed
- Conduct in pairs to try and remove bias
- Make Notes
- Compensate for lack of visuals
- Don’t eat or drink or use your phone
Testers: “The Phone interview”
- Be prepared, it is not a trivial task
- It is more about understanding what they want from you than providing textbook answers
Research!!!
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