# \#new-team **URL:** https://club.ministryoftesting.com/tag/new-team/252.md [Latest](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/tags.md) --- ## [What advice would you give to someone about to join a team as the first dedicated tester?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-advice-would-you-give-to-someone-about-to-join-a-team-as-the-first-dedicated-tester/85363)
**Author:** [@demivm](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/demivm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [10 July 2025 11:04 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-advice-would-you-give-to-someone-about-to-join-a-team-as-the-first-dedicated-tester/85363 "2025-07-10T11:04:12Z")
Joining a product team that’s never worked with dedicated testers before can be challenging. Team members may feel unsure or even resistant, and it can take time to find your place and show the value of testing. In my M… --- ## [Is ensembling the same as mobbing?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/is-ensembling-the-same-as-mobbing/84336)
**Author:** [@MeasuredInQuestions](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/MeasuredInQuestions)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [24 April 2025 11:05 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/is-ensembling-the-same-as-mobbing/84336 "2025-04-24T11:05:17Z")
Hi folks, Have the terms “mob programming” or “mob testing” become outdated, replaced with ensembling, or are these different terms? Searching mob testing this wonderful article from 2018 came up - Mob Testing: An Intr… --- ## [First week on new job : what will you be doing?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/first-week-on-new-job-what-will-you-be-doing/83776)
**Author:** [@conrad.braam](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/conrad.braam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [26 March 2025 04:30 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/first-week-on-new-job-what-will-you-be-doing/83776 "2025-03-26T04:30:38Z")
So I’m sitting here doing some revision to refresh my rusty skills ahead of starting a new job. I did one new almost-radical extra homework thing in my job interviews this time to improve my chances of landing a role and… --- ## [What tips do you have for onboarding new hires?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-tips-do-you-have-for-onboarding-new-hires/80447)
**Author:** [@dianadromey](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/dianadromey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [24 October 2024 18:49 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-tips-do-you-have-for-onboarding-new-hires/80447 "2024-10-24T18:49:31Z")
During today’s session “Onboarding from both perspectives” with Maddy Kilsby-McMurray and Scott Kenyon on the sixth episode of The Testing Planet, someone asked this question, but we didn’t have time to get to it. We’re… --- ## [How to build a testing function from scratch](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-to-build-a-testing-function-from-scratch/78423)
**Author:** [@rosie](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/rosie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [20 August 2024 09:37 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-to-build-a-testing-function-from-scratch/78423 "2024-08-20T09:37:46Z")
On LinkedIn @melissafisher asked: A testing friend of mine reached out asking about any advice/words of wisdom on how to build a testing function from scratch. What would your advice / words of wisdom be? I will refer … --- ## [S.O.S Refactors and lack of communication between different teams (that break each other's features)](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/s-o-s-refactors-and-lack-of-communication-between-different-teams-that-break-each-others-features/75772)
**Author:** [@antonella](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/antonella)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [16 April 2024 08:39 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/s-o-s-refactors-and-lack-of-communication-between-different-teams-that-break-each-others-features/75772 "2024-04-16T08:39:18Z")
Hi there! I’m not very active here but right now I feel like the community can help me come up with ideas because I very much need them blush. Our product is a C2C and B2C solution (kinda like Vinted ) and we’re organi… --- ## [What do you do on your first day at a new job/assignment?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-do-you-do-on-your-first-day-at-a-new-job-assignment/50230)
**Author:** [@maaike.brinkhof](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/maaike.brinkhof)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [11 November 2022 16:02 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-do-you-do-on-your-first-day-at-a-new-job-assignment/50230 "2022-11-11T16:02:54Z")
I’m starting a new assignment next Monday as mobile tester/developer. It’s not my first rodeo so I’ve got a couple of ideas what I want to accomplish on my first day and first week, but it’s made me curious about what o…