Software Testing and QA Job Market

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1. Software Testing and QA Job Market Bayarmagnai Nomin-Erdene 2024/05/08
2. Step-by-step process until the Offer About QA Job Market in Japan 01 Available jobs and Required Skill Set 02 Working with Recruiters 03 04 TABLE OF CONTENTS 05 Q&A
3. About QA Job Market in Japan • One of the high demand jobs (following AI, Data, Cloud..) • Transition to automation • High demand for Bilingual engineers • Entry barrier “could be” very low • Competition is relatively low • Software testing is essential and will be essential
4. About QA Job Market in Japan • Available in many industries such as Tech, Automotive, Gaming, Language/Localization … • Our focus is on Tech industry → Software QA • False fact : QA jobs pay low, QA is boring • Salary range : 4 million - 18 million / annually
5. Automation Tester Automation QA 01 Manual Tester Manual QA 02 SDET Software Developer in Test 03 QA Manager 04 05 Mobile QA API Tester UI Automation
6. Required Skill Set Being Bilingual (Fluent in English AND Japanese) will make every other requirements flexible ❏ End-to-End Testing experience / Full STLC ❏ Manual AND/OR Automation Testing ❏ Experience with AGILE ❏ 2+ years of experience is a plus ❏ Having ISTQB certification is a plus ❏ Good understanding of database SQL, MySQL is a plus ❏ Attention to detail, Great communication skills
7. Commonly Used Technologies and Tools - Front-End Testing: Selenium, Cypress, Appium, Robot Framework, Browserstack - API/Performance Testing: SoapUI, Postman, Swagger, JMeter, RestAssured, k6 - Test/Defect Management: JIRA, Confluence, Testrail - CI Tools: GitlabCI, CircleCI, Github Actions, Jenkins - General Frameworks/Others: TestNG, JUnit, Katalon etc…
8. Working with Recruiters Recruitment Market is expanding rapidly as the workforce is decreasing due to an aging population. Recruitment agencies support both companies and candidates to help them find the right match.
9. Recruitment Agencies, Services • There are thousands of recruitment companies varying by size, maturity, type and quality of services they provide • You can choose between working with local or global or both • If you are new to job hunting, it will make everything easier and educational • A lot of useful portals and websites / LinkedIn, Indeed, Recruit, BizReach etc../ • Best way is “DIRECTLY” reaching out to the recruiter
10. Things to be Mindful… • Working with multiple recruiters may cause duplicated applications • Having too many (5+) applications ongoing may result in exhaustion and low-quality performance on the interviews • Be mindful to share your CV as there are recruitment agencies that “float” your CV without permission • Make sure to have a proper discussion about yourself, your future career plan, job market, specific job opportunity prior to any application
11. 02 Permanent 正社員 01 Contract 派遣 •3+ rounds of interview with the company including the HR •Under the payroll of client •One-round interview with a Hiring Manager •Under the payroll of the agency Similarities Salary on a monthly basis Same social benefits Full-time: 40-hours/week Employment Types
12. Step-by-Step Process until the Offer Step 1 : Apply through a recruitment job portal OR Reach out to the Recruiter directly Step 2 : Meeting with your Recruiter Step 3 : Technical assessment IKM - Score of 80+ is required Step 4 : Sharing potential positions + Meeting with an account manager Step 5 : Reference checks - Mandatory Requirements to apply for positions
13. Step-by-Step Process until the Offer Step 5 : TEKsystems will submit your profile Step 6 : Interview preparation session Step 7 : Interview (1 - 5 interviews) Step 8 : Offer Step 9 : Sign the Contract
14. What to expect on the interview? Some Recruitment companies have their own assessment Example: IKM (multiple choice Q&A on Manual Testing or Selenium) • Contract – Usually only one interview • Usually technical Q&A • LeetCode, CoderPad • Take home automation project (SDETs)
15. What to expect on the interview? • Permanent • Technical Interview – Hiring manager, QA member(s) • Coding Assessment or Take-home assessment • Technical Interview – Senior Manager(s) • (Startups - Interview with CEO, CTO) • (Global, big companies – Regional Manager) • HR Interview * On every interview stage your cultural fit to the company will be assessed
16. What to expect on the interview? Sample questions: -Self-Introduction with highlight on QA -What is your most memorized bug/defect? -When you create test cases, what do you consider? -How do you know whether to test manually or automate? -How you ensure that your coverage is 100% -Experience of multi-task/project handling? -In such cases, how do you control your workload? -Do you know agile/waterfall? What are the pros and cons of each? -What do you consider for test planning? -Why you do basic testing/sanity testing? …
17. What to expect on the interview?
18. Using LinkedIn for Job-Hunting • Create an Account ◦ Visibility to companies/HRs ◦ Better news feed ◦ Network with people • Use Job Boards • Switch on “Open to Work” ◦ Job Alerts ◦ Set specific preferences ◦ Have your Resume ready
19. Develop your LinkedIn Profile to the fullest! • Use your full name • Choose an appropriate picture • Give Importance to your ”summary” • Include your skills, experiences, language abilities • Make new, valuable connections • Stay engaged and Be updated
20. How to build a good CV? • Create a good summary and follow Chronological order • Include educational background, professional background and skill sets, IT professionals can include projects • Concise, Concrete, Clear AND “Informative” • Don’t be afraid to include lots of bullet points • Project, Role, Technical tools, Achievement • Limit within 3 page if possible • Must be perfect: no any spelling/grammatical mistakes • Professional e-mail address • Avoid generic phrases: team-player, goal-oriented…
21. 04 Prepare your CV (github, projects, certifications) 01 Create a LinkedIn Account 02 Identify your priorities Research about the market 05 Identify your top technical skills 03 Stay Up to Date and Keep Learning 06 GETTING PREPARED
22. How to Contact? nomin.bayarmagnai@teksystems.com LinkedIn
23. Please answer the survey if you want to connect to TEKsystem recruiters.
24. Q & A