This was helpful! I have been feeling very discouraged reading these job descriptions. Every interview I have had mentions automation and I don’t have that skill. Also I interviewed for a Jr Manual QA and they were asking about advanced complex SQL queries.

@alexusadays

14 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

15:45 As a person who is interviewing for 2 years, i ask concrete questions when it comes to requirements, but they either avoid answering it crystal clear answer, or they say we want to have it “just in case” or “did not decide yet”. It’s like dating with a 18 y.o. girl that doesn’t know what she wants. Excuse my language but what they’re doing is they’re searching for a “virgin” in a public house!

Message to recruiters who may watch this video: Guys, you gotta speak to your HR and Engineering team and give chances to people who have some experience already. Job market is tough and no one is guaranteed from tomorrow’s layoffs. Nobody is born with those skills from their 1st day and demanding minimum 5 or 7 years of experience from entry to mid level engineers doesn’t guarantee you a talented expertise or quality job. There are lots of candidate’s out there who are fast learners and want to roll up their sleeves to get the job done effectively. Secondly, if you require the QA engineer to know automation, you should KNOW what programming language you require in advance and LIST IT on job posting. Let’s not waste each others times.

3:00 This IS a fake job ad in my opinion and there are MANY of them right now this year. The recruitment practice wasn’t found yesterday and we didn’t go through a catastrophe to lose all know-hows or resources to begin doing business in 2024. PS April and May are the driest job market times that I’ve experienced since 2022. No calls. Only these kind of circus-like job postings and *crickets*. 🦗🦗🦗

Hi Alex! I hope your job search is going well. Do you remember our quick chat about the future of AI? If you look at the new GPT-4o and all its functionalities, you will be amazed at how fast we are moving and what's going to be possible in 3-5 years' time. I'm pretty sure that AI will be able to do, if not most, then definitely half of the IT jobs.

@swvyj

11 күн бұрын

I work as a manual QA Engineer at an insurance giant and I can tell you right now AI will NEVER replace QA. Too many variables that require human touch and thought processes. Only the mundane stuff that’s done over and over can be aided by AI. Every task I pickup at my job is different. So everyday I’m learning something new.

@Alex-pt2vg

10 күн бұрын

@@swvyj It will not replace QA completely, but it will significantly reduce QA jobs in the market, as well as developers' jobs, etc. That's not just my opinion but also that of Harvard professors. By "significantly reduce," I mean really significantly, like half of the jobs or about that.

@swvyj

10 күн бұрын

That won’t happen either. People will be replaced by people who USE AI since it’s just another tool and if you’re a developer or SE it’s nothing but a research tool to aid them and help speed up the mundane. AI is a virtual assistant. If you don’t understand the concept of coding and architecture how can you ask AI to build you specifics when you don’t even know what all goes into it or how tech works? Let alone networking (which is very advanced)