test analyst Review

As a test analyst, or a SIT (Systems Interface Testing) test analyst, It is my job to test how systems interface, or interact, after they have been coded. This involves writing test scripts which contain all the steps for the test, running it, then collecting data to show the test has passed or failed.

a lot of the job is communicating with other colleagues and members on your team to see who's testing what, who's needing help, etc. This helped me build up my social skills, as i was quite shy to begin with. However, this job has helped me with talking to new people.

I enjoy it to an extent. It's fun to be running tests and working as a team to work towards one shared goal. However, at the end of the day, It's an office job. And, a lot of time is spent sitting on the sidelines while waiting for work, especially at the start of the year.

It is very well structured. It's a four and a half long course, with uni work layered on top of your day job. It sounds like a lot, but there is plenty of time for you to do all the work you need and have plenty left over for your personal life.

The support really depends on who you end up being near. Sometimes their exceedingly helpful and will happily answer any questions you may have on a wide variety of subjects. Other times, they can be a bit reluctant to help or share knowledge, so it is a bit hit and miss

From the u niversity, there is tons of help for you to get. In the eight weeks in uni, there are two tutors on hand that are happy to help with whatever you need. after, when you're doing lectures over the internet, the tutors provide their e-mails and answer as quickly as they can

Honestly, the qualification has some aspects that help, like the problem solving module. However, a lot of it isn't really helpful, except for giving you the work ethic that is needed to work in your role, which is arguably as important as the contents of the course and modules themselves.

There are many opportunites for you to get stuck into something in your spare time. There's sports, a tech challange, parties (usually at christmas), communities to help improve the day to day work for people, and many many other things for you to seek out and get involved in.

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The work is fun, when it's there. You get to meet a lot of cool, interesting people. It's a job, at the end of the day, and you get paid for getting a university degree, so it's not bad going for someone coming straight out of college.

There is a lot of work to keep on top of, but as long as you can organise your time and really work when you need to, then you can plough through it quite quickly and have plenty of time to do what you want to do. So work hard and efficiently.