{"id":14419,"date":"2015-09-18T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/?p=14419"},"modified":"2020-12-31T00:10:32","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T05:10:32","slug":"how-can-you-move-from-manual-testing-to-test-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/how-can-you-move-from-manual-testing-to-test-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can You Move From Manual Testing to Test Automation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manual testing is not what it was five years ago.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of pure manual testing jobs is low and when such a job is available, the competition is fierce. It is common these days to meet manual testers that have a difficult time finding a new job.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to budget restrictions for the testing team, there are also cases where manual testers are let go, but test automation engineers retained.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which doesn&#8217;t make sense since developers are not great testers.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, it is easier for developers to learn testing than it is for testers to learn development.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considering the market situation, many manual testers are now becoming more interested in test automation.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some want to just expand their skills by including programming and a test automation framework in their testing toolbox. Others are contemplating switching the direction completely and focusing on automation only.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But how can you find that next automation job when you do not know programming?<\/span>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<h2><b>Change your attitude first<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I know many testers dream about a company that will: <\/span>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<ul>\\n    <\/p>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">discover them<\/span><\/li>\n<p>\\n<\/ul>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<ul>\\n    <\/p>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">see their amazing potential<\/span><\/li>\n<p>\\n<\/ul>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<ul>\\n    <\/p>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">accept their lack of automation skills<\/span><\/li>\n<p>\\n<\/ul>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<ul>\\n    <\/p>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hire them as automation engineers (even if they are not qualified)<\/span><\/li>\n<p>\\n<\/ul>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<ul>\\n    <\/p>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">give them time to learn programming and test automation<\/span><\/li>\n<p>\\n<\/ul>\n<p>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such testers are so confident in themselves they believe that once they have the job, they will learn the test automation skills and programming quickly.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Needless to say that this rarely happens.<\/span>\\n\\n<b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-14428\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Depositphotos_3550127_m-2015.jpg\" alt=\"Wooden horse cart\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/>Putting the cart before the horse does not get the cart moving.<\/b>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies today prefer to hire automation testers who already trained and, if possible, have prior project experience. <\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other testers, more adapted to the real market conditions, look for automation opportunities by applying to jobs advertised by companies.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And some work with recruiters.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working with an IT recruiter is a fast way to get a new job, due to the wide range of companies that the recruiter has access to. Also, recruiters are directly interested in placing the tester, since they gets a commission for each hired tester.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The manual tester wants to find an automation job, but <a href=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/2014\/09\/08\/worst-enemy\/\">he does not know any programming<\/a>. <\/span>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<h2><b>There is no easy solution. <\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So where can we find inspiration for solving this problem?<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the movies. Where else?<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of my favorite sports movies is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jerry Maguire<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The movie is quite popular, so chances are, you have watched it already.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main character, played by Tom Cruise, is a sports agent who has an epiphany one night.<\/span>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sport agent business can become less profit-oriented and more meaningful if agents focus less on the number of managed athletes, and more on the quality of the relationships with athletes.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He writes an inspired memo during the night, prints it, and drops copies in the mailbox of all his colleagues, including the boss.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The business does not change a bit as a result of his memo, but he gets fired.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All the athletes he managed before leave him with one exception: Rod, an American football player, played by Cuba Gooding Jr.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He tries to find Rod a better paid job. He tries and tries without many good results.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-14429\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Depositphotos_64905623_m-2015.jpg\" alt=\"Depositphotos_64905623_m-2015\" width=\"350\" height=\"247\" \/>It isn\u2019t until Rod starts to change his attitude on playing football, and starts <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">helping<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jerry to find him a better job, that they can find the best position available.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Help me to help you, Rod!&#8221; Jerry scream in one of the scenes.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what is the lesson here for manual testers who want to go into test automation?<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to change your career from manual testing to test automation, and you don\u2019t know much about programming:\u00a0<\/span><b>CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE.<\/b>\\n\\nOf course, this isn&#8217;t an easy thing to do overnight. The book\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0385528752\/makithecompsi-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard<\/em><\/a> by Chip &amp; Dan Heath is a great read to give you some insight into how to make important changes in your life.\\n\\n<\/p>\n<h3><b><b>Help yourself. Improve your skills and become relevant.<\/b><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start by researching the test automation skills that are on demand in your job market.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is web test automation in demand or mobile test automation?<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is QTP experience required by most companies, Selenium or Appium?<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do employers prefer Java, C#, or Ruby as a programming language?<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The answers to these questions will help you to <a href=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/2015\/08\/07\/finding-what-to-learn-next\/\">narrow down the new skills<\/a> that you need to learn or refine.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then&#8230;start learning the new skills!<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn as much as you can about programming, and make sure to learn how test an automation framework.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not stop after <a href=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/2011\/01\/14\/back-to-basics-unit-testing-automated-blackbox-testing-and-conclusions\/\">mastering the basic concepts<\/a>, but continue with more advanced topics like object oriented programming, code refactoring, design patterns, and building custom frameworks.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Steve Martin says:<\/span>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBecome so good they cannot ignore you.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<h3><b>Help others to help you<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14430 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Depositphotos_71820205_m-2015.jpg\" alt=\"Co-working\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" \/>Connect with local IT recruiters. Contact them and see if they are willing to meet and talk about your career.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal is finding a recruiter that you can communicate with, who is willing to represent you.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While learning the new skills, keep the recruiter updated on everything that you are learning. They will be delighted to know that you are becoming an expert in automation skills, since there are so few people with automation skills available.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who knows, maybe your new job interview will be there while you are learning.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some companies will hire junior test automation engineers, so the fact that you know the programming and automation basics, and are committed to learning more, are sufficient for getting hired.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you <a href=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/2015\/07\/27\/you-dont-have-to-ask-permission\/\">don\u2019t want to work with a recruiter<\/a>, find a mentor or experienced tester who would be willing to take you under their wing and vouch for you when you are ready to start applying.<\/span>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<h3><b>Become visible, different, and interesting professionally<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a blog about learning test automation and programming. The blog will be your proof, and will showcase your improving automation skills.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also an asset that sets you apart from other manual testers taking the same route.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another trick is to update your LinkedIn profile with your new programming and automation skills. <\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write frequently on the blog about new things that you learn and publish the article links on LinkedIn. You can even publish some articles from your blog directly on LinkedIn\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pulse<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> platform from time to time.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your articles will be visible to all your LinkedIn contacts, which include IT recruiters and hiring managers.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you aren\u2019t sure how to get started blogging and networking, check out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/2015\/03\/02\/my-free-blogging-course-is-getting-unbelievable-results\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John\u2019s free blogging course<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which will absolutely help change your life.<\/span>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<h2><b>Do not wait for others to discover you.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to change your career and move from manual testing to test automation, do not wait to be discovered.<\/span>\\n\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By changing your attitude, improving your skills and experience, reaching out and tapping your hiring networks, and working to differentiate yourself by being professionally interesting, a career in test automation is easily within your grasp.<\/span>\\n\\n<em>Don&#8217;t forget to take a look at John&#8217;s blogging course. 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