𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐀 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 ⤷ You've finished another online course ⤷ You understand a Testing Framework ⤷ You've built a few test scripts, maybe even completed a portfolio project But when you look at job postings asking for "2+ years of QA Automation experience," you freeze. 𝐓𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐛-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨. ──────────────────────────────────────── 🚩 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠: The gap between “𝐈 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧” and “𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐛” comes down to 3 things: ❶ Structured, real-world training that goes beyond basics. ≫ Most courses teach tools. They don't teach you how to think like an SDET and QA Automation Engineer, build frameworks from scratch, or integrate CI/CD pipelines the way companies actually use them. ❷ Proof of competency that employers trust. ≫ Saying "I know Playwright" on your resume means nothing without verified credentials. Employers need tangible evidence you can do the work. ❸ Deliberate practice on the exact skills interviews test. ≫ You can't Google your way through a technical interview. You need to have answered these questions dozens of times before you walk into that room. 📌 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐐𝐀 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐀 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐈-𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐛-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐝-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐃𝐄𝐓 𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐀 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝟑-𝟒 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 ──────────────────────────────────────── 🎓 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐐𝐀 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 Three volumes that take you from fundamentals to job-ready: - Volume 1: QA Automation & DevOps Fundamentals + Git + GitHub CI/CD - Volume 2: Python + Playwright + Framework Building + CI/CD Integration - Volume 3: Job Search, Resume & LinkedIn Strategies, Interview Prep (Behavioral + Technical + Coding) This isn't a crash course. It's a career transformation program designed around what companies actually hire for. ✅ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟: 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Here’s the secret: pick the simplest, most repetitive task first. Get that quick win, show the value, then tackle the harder stuff. You’ll build skills and credibility at the same time.

📌 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯? 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲: Senior QA Automation Engineer 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆: Tap Growth AI (Philippine-based startup) 𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: Not listed (typically pays ₱80K-120K) 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Manila, Philippines (Remote - "Work from anywhere") 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸: Selenium, Cypress, Java, Python, JavaScript, CI/CD 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: LinkedIn 🌏 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Tap Growth AI says "work from anywhere," they're likely not just talking to Filipinos. They need talent, and Asia's timezone advantage works perfectly. Manila is GMT+8 - same as Singapore, Malaysia, and most of Indonesia. 🔍 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿: ▹ 7+ years of test automation experience ▹ "Proficiency" in Selenium, Cypress ▹ "Strong programming skills" in Java, Python, or JavaScript ▹ "Experience" with CI/CD tools ▹ "Knowledge" of API and performance testing▹ Problem-solving skills 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲: ⚠️ "𝟳+ 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀" 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Look at their language: "Knowledge of API testing" and "Experience with CI/CD." If they needed 7+ years, they'd demand "Expert-level" or "Advanced" skills. ⚠️ "𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿" 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 "𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆" 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. "Proficiency in automation tools" = you've used them, not mastered them. ⚠️ "𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗣𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴" 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲. "Knowledge" ≠ "Experience" ≠ "Expertise" Read 2-3 articles about JMeter. Mention Postman for API testing. You're set. ⚠️ "𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗜/𝗖𝗗 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀" 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. They're looking for someone who has experience pushing code through Jenkins or GitHub Actions. If you've ever triggered an automated test run, congratulations - you have "experience." 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗤𝗔𝘀: ✅ 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿. "Tap Growth AI" screams startup energy - they need talent ASAP, and they'll teach you what they need, rather than demanding you already know everything.

Most QA Automation engineers work in isolation. They're the last in the loop. They get requirements (sometimes). They write tests. They start over. ⚠️ Problem: They have zero context about the bigger picture. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬? You've been the information hub for years. 𝐁𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞. 📌 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐐𝐀 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐤: "Automate the checkout process" 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐨: Code for 2 weeks. Build tests. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝: Checkout is getting redesigned next sprint. All work wasted. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞? 𝐀𝐬𝐤: - "Product - what business rules should I know?" - "Support - what login issues do users actually face?" - "DevOps - any infrastructure changes coming?" 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭: No wasted effort, better coverage, bigger impact. 🟢 That is why Manual Testers who are transitioning to automation: ✔️ Become better team leads, and do that faster ✔️ Create better test coverage because they know how the product works A to Z ✔️ Build tests faster - they know who to ask and what, without waiting days. 💻 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 Even at new companies, you understand: - Who makes product decisions - How development cycles work - Where tests usually break - When to escalate vs dig deeper 𝐂𝐒 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱-𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐐𝐀? They code tests without understanding business logic. When something is unclear, they don't know who to ask, so they keep digging... for days... 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞 Your manual background isn't a weakness to overcome. ✅ 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞. Every bug investigation, every cross-team meeting, every conversation with a product... That's all the training for exceptional QA Automation. Don't undervalue it. Build on top of it. 𝐏.𝐒. Do you agree that a quick 3-minute conversation with Product or Devs can save you hours?

📌 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐛? 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞: Senior QA Specialist 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲: Goodwork (Canadian SaaS - Membership Management Platform) 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞: CAD $20,328 – $26,136 annually (~PHP 70K–90K/month) 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 100% Remote - Global hiring (6-hour overlap with ET required) 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤: Manual testing, API (Postman), Selenium, JIRA, Mobile testing 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: Linkdin Here's why this one is a 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 of remote opportunities opening up globally, especially for our members in the Philippines, India, and Ukraine: 🌍 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: This Canadian company has been remote-first for years and actively hires globally. They have 28 people with team members "around the world". This isn't their first international hire. 𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐲: - 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬: PHP 70K-90K/month is 𝟐-𝟑𝐱 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐀 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 - 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚: ~₹1.2-1.5L/month (competitive with top Indian companies) - 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞: ~$1,400-1,800/month USD (solid remote rate) 🔍 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫: ▹ 6+ years of QA experience ▹ Manual testing of web apps and mobile (iOS/Android)• API testing with Postman ▹ Experience with configurable/CRM systems • Strong analytical skills for complex systems ▹ 6-hour daily overlap with Eastern Time (9 AM-5 PM ET) ▹ Self-learning ability with minimal documentation 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞: ⚠️ "𝟔+ 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬" 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭. They want someone who can handle complex, configurable systems with minimal docs. If you've worked with CRMs, membership systems, or any configurable platform, that experience is worth more than raw years. ⚠️ "𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞" 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞. Notice "(or equivalent experience)"? They care more about your ability to analyze complex systems than your diploma. ⚠️ "𝟔-𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐓" 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞. ET is GMT-5. If you're in the Philippines (GMT+8), that's 9 PM-3 AM overlap - challenging but doable for night owls. India (GMT+5:30) is 7:30 PM-1:30 AM. The key is they only need 6 hours, not full ET business hours.