Did you know most companies use an ATS (Applicant Tracking System) to scan resumes before a human ever sees them? These systems automatically filter out candidates based on keywords, formatting, and structure. Here’s how to make sure your resume gets through the filter: 🧩 1. Use Keywords Strategically Pull keywords directly from the job description like tools, technologies, frameworks, and skills. ⚠️ But don’t “keyword stuff”! Modern ATS tools are smart enough to detect unnatural or forced usage. Integrate them naturally in your titles, bullet points, and skills section. 🧩 2. Keep Formatting Simple Avoid fancy templates, icons, or complex fonts. ATS software can’t read graphics, and you might get filtered out for something as small as a nonstandard format. ✅ Stick with a clean layout and standard sections like Work Experience, Skills, and Education. 📄 File format tip: Use PDF, unless the job post says otherwise. 🧩 3. Stay Concise Most recruiters spend seconds reviewing resumes. Keep it under 2 pages, focused, and easy to skim. 🧩 4. Personalize Each Application It’s tempting to send the same resume everywhere, but small tweaks to match each job description can make a big difference in passing the ATS filters and landing interviews. 💬 Question for everyone: Have you ever had your resume rejected before the interview stage and later realized it was because of ATS filtering? What’s one change you’ve made to your resume that improved your results?

If you’re serious about leveling up your Test Automation career, understanding DevOps isn’t optional anymore, it’s essential. What is DevOps? DevOps combines development and IT operations to build and run software more efficiently. DevOps Engineers manage the tools, systems, and processes that make this possible. 🛠️ Core DevOps Responsibilities: • Manage servers and infrastructure tools • Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments • Set up logging and monitoring solutions • Ensure stable, reliable software updates • Bridge communication between development and operations teams 📌 Here’s the good news: You don’t need to master everything on this list. As a Test Automation Engineer, you only need to know a focused set of skills that directly impact your testing work. Keep reading to learn exactly what those are. All of this centers around software infrastructure, the backbone that supports building, running, and maintaining modern software systems. The Overlap: Why This Matters for Test Automation Engineers Here’s the game-changer: Test Automation and DevOps share significant overlap in infrastructure skills. From remote test execution to CI/CD integration, databases, virtual machines, and Docker, these are tools you’ll use daily. 🎯 DevOps Skills Every Test Automation Engineer Should Know: • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines • Create and manage testing environments with Docker or VMs • Work with Linux-based testing systems • Collaborate effectively with DevOps teams to streamline testing in deployment workflows 💰 Why This Accelerates Your Career DevOps skills are among the most in-demand and highest-paying in tech today. Companies actively seek Test Automation Engineers who can manage their own testing infrastructure, it gives you a massive competitive advantage. When you can handle your testing setup independently and integrate seamlessly with deployment processes, you become invaluable to any engineering team. Ready to add these skills to your toolkit? That’s exactly what we help you build in the QA Automation Hub.

Most beginners to QA automation overthink which framework to pick, sometimes spending months "comparing different tools" and end up knowing nothing useful about any of them. You do not need to pick only one, and you do not need to learn all of them either. All testing frameworks do the same thing - click buttons, find elements, verify results. That's it. 📌 Pick ONE framework and learn it deeply. The framework choice matters way less than your testing skills. But if I had to recommend one? 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. Here's why: - 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 - no driver management, no browser compatibility issues - 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁-𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 - no more flaky tests from timing issues - 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 - highest job demand growth in 2024-2025 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵: ✅ 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 #𝟭: Master Playwright completely ✅ 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 #𝟮: Analyze your job market and what companies want ✅ 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 #𝟯: Do a quick overview of the most popular framework from your research Now you can put on your resume and confidently say: "My primary framework is Playwright, with supporting knowledge of Selenium/Cypress/Robot." 🎯 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀: - You have deep expertise (not just surface knowledge) - Playwright - You can adapt and learn quickly - Selenium/Cypress/Robot Your framework choice won't make or break your career. But spending months on learning "all of them" would not advance it either. So, start simple, start with 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. 𝐏.𝐏.𝐒. 🚩 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐭, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝟑-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 “𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐐𝐀 → 𝐒𝐃𝐄𝐓” 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩, 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢-𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐝-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐃𝐄𝐓 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬. Click Here to Start: https://www.skool.com/qa-automation-career-hub/classroom/078530b1

Most QA Testers and QA Automation Engineer are still either ignoring AI testing tools or getting stuck with generic, low-value answers from ChatGPT and other AI tools. But today, you can change that. Get FREE access to our AI for QA Engineers course: a practical, hands-on program designed specifically for software testers. ➠ This isn't another generic "intro to AI" course. This is real-world AI automation techniques that actually improve your testing workflow. It’s a systematic AI for QA curriculum that shows you how to use AI strategically in your day-to-day testing work, the same frameworks AI-literate QA engineers and SDETs use to increase productivity, stand out in interviews, and command higher salaries. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 “𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬” ✅ 𝟓 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 – from AI fundamentals for QA engineers to advanced prompt engineering for testing ✅ 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬-𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟓 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐈 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 – ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Grok for QA & test automation work ✅ 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐈 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 – generate test cases, analyze bugs, design test data, and create professional QA reports faster ✅ 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 – how to use the STAR method + an AI value framework to talk confidently about AI in QA interviews ✅ 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐀 & 𝐒𝐃𝐄𝐓 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬– position yourself as a QA who actually uses AI in real projects, without empty buzzwords Right now, companies are actively looking for QA engineers and SDETs who can combine solid testing skills with AI tools. These profiles are still rare, which is why they often command premium compensation and better opportunities. 📌 Most QAs fall into one of two traps: - They oversell their AI skills with buzzwords and get exposed in interviews - Or they avoid AI completely and look outdated compared to AI-literate candidates 👀 This training puts you in the realistic, high-value middle: You become a QA who can actually use AI to design tests, speed up debugging, improve coverage, and talk about it credibly in interviews.

📌 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.