10 Reasons Why One Should Opt For a Career in Software Testing?

Software Testing is a procedure of evaluating properties of a computer system or program to make a decision to check whether it meets the specified requirements and produces the desired results. Nowadays almost all work is software dependent and for any software to be functioning well the software has to be tested. So software testing jobs are available in abundant and is a lucrative career option.

Academic Background of a software tester should be in Computer Science. A B. Tech / B.E., MCA, BCA, B.Sc (Computer Science) can easily land a job in a software testing sector.

If anyone does not possess the above said degrees then they can complete a software testing certification like ISTQB to get that rewarding career.

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Some reasons are mentioned below to choose a career in software testing:

1. Remuneration: Remuneration of a software tester varies from company to company. The average salary of a software tester in India is around 3 lacs per annum.

2. Special Benefits: A software tester also gets Health Insurance, Gratuity, Bonuses and other perks.

3. Working Hours: It is an 8 hours job in which one will be understanding documents, creating test cases, executing test cases, reporting and retesting bugs, attending review meetings and other team building activities.

4. Career Progression: Career progression as a software tester should be in the following but sometimes it also depends on company.

QA Analyst (Fresher) → Sr. QA Analyst (2-3 years experience) → QA Team Coordinator (5-6 years experience) → Test Manager (8-11 years experience) → Senior Test Manager (14+ years experience)

5. Alternate Career Tracks: Once one gets experienced as a software tester he or she can pursue the following specializations:

·         Automation Testing

·         Performance Testing

·         Business Analyst

6. Work Load: Job pressure in Software testing is low compared to other IT jobs.

7. Job Market: As the economic crisis is coming down there are many job openings available in the Information Technology sectors. So software testing job is in great demand.

8. Learning: When you are surrounded by top QA talents from all over the world you will get chance to improve your own testing skills. This sector is a great place to learn about the latest software testing methodologies, tools and trends.

9. Campus and Off Campus Recruitment: Many Software companies go for campus recruitment rather than off campus recruitment because this is more beneficial for companies in terms of training, their targets and hiring large number of candidates.

10. Visiting many countries A software tester gets chances to visit many countries to test software according to the companies needs.

Upon recognizing these benefits, WebTek Labs Pvt. Ltd took it on us to educate and train students and professionals. WebTek Labs started from Delhi and expanded their wings across cities in India, including East in Kolkata. We provide a popularly known Testing course called WebTek certified Tester. Many each year are trained and certified by them and placed in companies like TCS, Wipro, HCL, IBM, Tech Mahindra, Fiserv, and Interglobe, several others.