Hailing from a farming background, a career in IT services was exciting as well as
daunting at first glance. Fortunately, I got a reference from a friend to apply as a
test engineer at Ticking Minds after completing my MCA. Their hiring motto was to
identify individuals with the right attitude to learn, ambition to improve on skills,
and the ability to collaborate with other individuals as a team. I fitted into their
requirements neatly, even though I did not have sound programming skills at that point
in time. The founders taught me that understanding customer business, landscape, and
requirements is the key approach to designing and framing a test.
My first assignment came in the healthcare domain, where I practiced every nuance of
testing that I had been mentored on. My efforts were well recognized, and I was labeled
as a ‘system-breaker’. I had made my spadework good with functional testing, and then I
started developing skills in JMeter for performance testing, covering Web UI & API with
the right fundamentals of performance testing. I loved what I was learning and doing,
slowly building skills on Jmeter & Beanshell programming. After working on multiple
performance testing projects, my knowledge and experience were enhanced, and I aced the
Performance Testing skill set. Java programming, Selenium, and Appium were other test
automation skills that I got to add to my knowledge and experience.
These 5+ years have been a bright & enriching journey that shaped my career as well as
my personality. Every project threw a different complexity, and each was a learning
experience.
Key Things I Learnt from Ticking Minds
- To persist in problem-solving
- To be accountable for the work done
- To focus on customer needs
Today, I have honed my skills and built my career with sound fundamentals. Working for
an organization like Ticking Minds provided me with ample all-around skills for building
a sound long-term QA/Testing career. If you come across an opportunity to work for
Ticking Minds, I advise you to grab it with both hands.