Coaching, mentoring and job search support for software testers and QA/QE

An update:

It’s a tough job market right now, so I’m offering help with job hunting, resumes, CVs, career planning and mentoring. I’ve been working as a tester for some 30 years and in agile environments since around 2003, in a variety of hands-on and leadership roles. Send me a message either through this site or via LinkedIn and we can discusss your situation and how I might be able to assist.

Here are a few ideas if you’re not sure how I might be able to help:

Job hunting

• Resume review and improvement
• Cover letter review and writing
• Networking strategies (this is pretty difficult post-Covid, honestly)
• Company cultures (ie. Knowing what the job ad tells you, knowing about Australian companies and work styles)

Career planning

• Trends in testing (long-term, short term)
• Where to focus
  • Optionality – How to increase your career options while working
  • Experience depth vs breadth
• Other things (eg. Managing your non-testing life to reduce career stress)

Skills

• Framing your current skills and impact
• Plans for uplifting skills
  • On the job
  • Formal and informal study
• Specific skill coaching/teaching
  • Tools
  • Test design skills
  • Test strategy
  • Contextual skills

Knowledge

• Improving how we talk about testing

General mentoring, check-ins, advice and support