Has anyone written a personal statement for a QA role. What’s your take on it? Any suggestions on what should be included other than experience, tools.
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@maithic, can you offer what context the Personal Statement is in? Is this in a resume, a job description, or maybe in QA documentation that is visible to an organization?
I have one in my QA documentation that is visible to the company, but I am curious about the type of setting this statement would appear in.
@jmosley5 with reference to a job application
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I’ve not had a lot of experience with this, but it is similar to tell us something about yourself. Who you are, why software testing, what areas or techniques are you most interested in, type information. What challenges do you like taking on? What qualities make you ideal for the role.
Hope those help.
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I have something similar at the top of my CV and I had good feedback from it last time I applied for a new job. You should aim to give a little insight into who you are as a tester and as a person. For example mine mentioned a love of colour and the people/human side of testing.
You could include:
Passion: What gets you excited about your work?
Perspective: Are you human-centred or more technically focused?
Strengths: What are you really good at that you also enjoy?
Impact: What’s the result of your work? What change do you aim to create?
Example:
“I’m passionate about writing clean, maintainable test automation that helps teams move fast without breaking things. I thrive on solving flaky test mysteries and building frameworks that developers actually enjoy using. I see automation as a craft which blends precision and creativity. My goal is to make quality feel effortless and embedded in every commit.”
Keep it authentic: Use language that sounds like you, let your passion come through.
Let us know how you get on or send a draft over I’m happy to review it!
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