What to learn as QA Fresher in 2024?

As an Beginner into Software Testing and Automation, often QA Freshers are confused on what to learn.

So this article helps to create an guide or roadmap, to help them navigate the Preparation and help to standout in the crowded Job market in 2024 and beyond.

There is no single course which will have everything on the topics listed below.

Internet is your playground, take any website for Testing & Automation.

Google search; YouTube is the first place you could get most of the answers on each topic, if you intend to learn at zero cost.

Practice is your magic wand to skill up, as an QA Fresher or even for Experienced folks.

1) Software Testing Fundamentals - understand basics

2) API Testing with Postman - learn Rest API fundamentals

3) Core Java programming - important for Automation Testing learning.

4) Beginner to Intermediate level coding - Logic building and Coding interviews _ pick any coding website and practice Beginner level coding problems - Basics, Arrays, Strings, Java Collections related coding problems.

5) Selenium UI automation, hand’s on with TestNG framework + Selenium Grid + Docker + Git + Jenkins is good to have.

Some awareness of Automation is needed. Understand what is the need for each of the Tools listed in the Point 5.

Saying I don’t know anything doesn’t help in the Competitive job market.

6) SQL basics and writing SQL queries — database testing awareness helps

7) Good communication skills - written, verbal - able to present effectively.

Attempt more interviews as Fresher and don't filter based on your preferences.

1) Don't filter based on Job notification for Offered CTC

2) Don't filter based on Bond duration - say 2 or 3 years, signing bond

3) Don't filter based on size of the company.

First Attend interviews and gain experience from the Interview Patterns and Process.

Based on the experience, you gain more practical knowledge to navigate interviews. Then you can crack interviews after continuous preparation.

Don't take rejection personally, it is part of the journey. 3 to 6 months of Consistent effort, would definitely fetch an Good job opportunity.

Maintain One Personal Technical Blog. Any website — Medium, Blogspot, WordPress, etc.

• You can also publish the same blogs as LinkedIn article as an additional post for increasing the visibility on LinkedIn feed.
• Write some content regularly every week in your blog, Two micro topics (Testing and Automation).
• Content ideas are unlimited as you learn each topic.

Maintain GitHub personal Account with Practice work projects, publish the code into a new Git Repository.

• Include the Practice portfolio projects work in your Resume.
• Having only skills listed doesn’t help to get shortlisted or standout when there are 1000s of people applying to same job opportunity.

Do you have any other comments or suggestions? do share for helping other folks reading this article.

Swaroop Nadella

Test Automation Engineer, Tech Educator

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