# \#generalist

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## [Empathy as a Trait](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/empathy-as-a-trait/81090)

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**Author:** [@mahatheed](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mahatheed)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 November 2024 17:32 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/empathy-as-a-trait/81090 "2024-11-26T17:32:23Z")

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I have always seen people telling you need to be empathetic. How do you recognise this in a person particularly someone you are hiring? I’m asking this because i have only seen people giving these statements but in rea…

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## [As a software testing professional, would you describe yourself as a generalist or specialist?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/as-a-software-testing-professional-would-you-describe-yourself-as-a-generalist-or-specialist/80611)

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**Author:** [@rosie](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/rosie)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [7 November 2024 16:06 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/as-a-software-testing-professional-would-you-describe-yourself-as-a-generalist-or-specialist/80611 "2024-11-07T16:06:46Z")

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As a software testing professional, would you describe yourself as a generalist or specialist? poll :star: Bonus points for community commentary.

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## [Jack of all trades syndrome as a sole tester: does it exist?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/jack-of-all-trades-syndrome-as-a-sole-tester-does-it-exist/78206)

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**Author:** [@hananurrehman](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/hananurrehman)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [8 August 2024 05:53 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/jack-of-all-trades-syndrome-as-a-sole-tester-does-it-exist/78206 "2024-08-08T05:53:59Z")

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Lately I’ve been focusing hard on several other forms of testing to help setup more robust checks around my software. :nerd\_face: (namely UI automation, performance tests and API tests) Having spent a good part of my c…

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## [Specialist vs Generalist](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/specialist-vs-generalist/69542)

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**Author:** [@fullsnacktester](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/fullsnacktester)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [7 August 2023 14:22 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/specialist-vs-generalist/69542 "2023-08-07T14:22:02Z")

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Software Testing is a huge and varied discipline with a vast amount of different role titles covering every possible combination of general and specialist subject. The other week, I came across a post via LinkedIn on Th…

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## [Should I specialise or continue being a generalist?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/should-i-specialise-or-continue-being-a-generalist/10808)

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**Author:** [@thatdamnqa](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/thatdamnqa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [31 October 2017 15:11 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/should-i-specialise-or-continue-being-a-generalist/10808 "2017-10-31T15:11:20Z")

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I’ve been testing for a few years now, and I’ve always sold myself as being a general tester. I’ve done web, mobile web, mobile app, mobile game testing. And I’ve found myself enjoying the mobile testing stuff the most, …