After conducting several interviews with fresh graduates it was evident that most didn’t do well due to small mistakes. Since they are graduates, they are obviously knowledgeable candidates but lacking in experience. Whenever possible I have suggested areas of improvement which can benefit them in the future.
So I thought of jotting down my “5 cents worth“ for fresh graduates who want to start their career as an engineer in Product Quality.
1. Bust the myths
- Testing is a very easy job.
- Testing is a job you should select if you don’t get a proper job
- You don’t need to get ready for interviews
- Recognition is very low as a Quality/Test engineer than a Developer
Consider the points above, they are myths! I won’t go into detail but will give a brief outline on overcoming them.
Testing is only a task. There are many tasks that we need to perform to assure product quality. What is product quality? It’s the customer expectation of a product. For e.g. when you want to buy a phone, you look at a particular brand. This is because branded phones are considered to be of good quality. So as Product Quality Engineers (Test Engineers), this is our role. Do you think this is an easy job?
