Your Weekly Testing News - Issue 429

The power of sharing a career-related challenge [An illustration of a bespectacled orange monster creature. It's reading a newspaper. The text "your weekly testing news" is displayed alongside the Ministry of Testing logo.]( Issue 429 | Monday 19th June 2023 | [View Online →]( It's all happening! [30 Days of Career Growth]( continues to amaze the testing community. The amount of knowledge sharing is incredible. It was lovely to check in with the community at the end of last week during a [This Week in Testing]( voice-only chat. They had a lot to share about how the community has helped their career. Look out for some notes coming soon. In the meantime, check out day 22 and day 27. Join a [Testing Ask Me Anything on Getting Hired with Erin Donnelly]( and [Learning To Lead Before Becoming a Leader with Lewis Prescott](. They are both free to attend. 📑 Have a read of this new article from Ioan Solderea: [Using Personal Data In Test Safely: How To Comply With the GDPR](. GDPR and test data can be a tricky combination. Ioan shares how to ensure test data is GDPR compliant and still useful. Are you still deciding if you're going to join the testing community at TestBash UK 2023? Diana shares more reasons to attend in this helpful update: [Learn your own way](. 🇬🇧 One more thing, there's still time to put yourself forward to be part of [TestBash Autumn](. You could [share a short video on a testing topic]( [record a video highlighting a single feature of a tool you enjoy using]( or [be part of an Ask Me Anything or Discussion](. Ministry of Testing pay you for your contributions or you can donate to the wonderful [scholarship fund](. 🙋🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Join the conversation - [What three words describe your testing style?]( - Parameswaran would like to know [how you identify a good candidate from their CV/Resume](. - [What could you add to the Test Management & Leadership wiki?]( - [Share your experience with negotiating salary and benefits]( - Mark asks, [what techniques and tools do you like to use to design tests?]( - [Share your up-to-date CV/Resume and seek feedback or offer feedback to someone else’s]( - [When joining a new company, how do you learn their application?]( asks testerfromliverpool - New tool. [Can you share feedback on this automation dashboard?]( - Sarah encourages you to [share a career-related challenge you are facing and ask for advice from the community](. - [What would you do if asked to test something that has to fulfil 99% of all cases?]( - [Key insights from “What it means to be queer in tech”]( a write-up of a This Week in Testing chat with Callum Akehurst-Ryan. Have a good week. — Simon, CommunityBoss [A crowd of people sat down in a conference room listening to a speaker.]( 📷 Create photo memories like this at [TestBash UK](. 📷 --------------------------------------------------------------- 📖 Helpful business posts - [Generative AI: A Catalyst for Transformative Automation in Organizations]( — Bharath Hemachandran - [Addressing Tech Debt in IT Environment Rationalization]( — Andrew Walker - [Common misconceptions of Exploratory Testing]( — Sérgio Freire - [Mastering Web Automation With Python Selenium On Chrome]( — Jainish Patel - [Transforming Web Automation With LambdaTest SmartWait]( — Devansh Bhardwaj - [User Management Redesign]( — Mikhail Lankin - [How Cloud Transforms Software Testing in CI/CD]( — Bridget Hughes - [Python ConfigParser Tutorial – Comprehensive Guide To Working With Configuration Files With Python]( — Jolivé Hodehou - [Top 29 Mobile App Development Trends In 2023]( — Nazneen Ahmad - [Unleashing the Power of Automation for Accelerating Testing]( — Brijesh Deb - [How To Use Python For Random String Generation]( — Jainish Patel - [Cypress Testing Library: Getting Started Tutorial]( — Enrique - [A/B Testing – The Good & the Bad]( — Jane Temov - [Driving Testing Innovation: Introducing Real Device Integration with HyperExecute]( — LambdaTest --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗓️ Events [View all]( - Tue 20 Jun [Designing Tests Task Analysis]( - Wed 21 Jun [API Testing 202: Automating API checks with Postman]( - Thu 22 Jun [Testing Ask Me Anything on Getting Hired]( - Tue 27 Jun [Executing Tests Task Analysis]( - Tue 27 Jun [Learning To Lead Before Becoming a Leader]( - Tue 04 Jul [Reporting Testing Task Analysis]( - Wed 05 Jul [How To Create Impact As A Tester And Deliver Changes Your Team Will Care About]( - Tue 11 Jul [Managing and Resolving Bugs Task Analysis]( - Tue 18 Jul [Maintaining Tests Task Analysis]( - Wed 19 Jul [Continuous Testing Approach For Cross-Functional Requirements]( - Thu 20 Jul [Testing Ask Me Anything on Business Risk]( 🆕 - Tue 25 Jul [Communicating an Understanding of a Product Task Analysis]( - Tue 25 Jul [Grow Your Technical Confidence]( - Thu 31 Aug [The Psychology of Web Performance]( - Tue 19 Sep [Pre-TestBash UK 2023 Meetup]( - Wed 20 Sep - Thu 21 Sep [TestBash UK 2023]( - Wed 20 Sep [Testing & Quality Recruitment Fair at TestBash UK 2023]( - Wed 22 Nov - Thu 23 Nov [TestBash Autumn 2023]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ✏️ Calls for Contributions - [Create a Video To Help Others Discover the MoT Community]( - [Join a Task Analysis Session]( - [Create a Feature Spotlight for TestBash Autumn]( - [Speak at an AMA or Discussion at TestBash Autumn]( - [Share How Your Organisation Automate Your Product]( - [Do a 99-Second Intro at TestBash Autumn]( - [Talk at TestBash Autumn]( - [Review Abstracts for TestBash Autumn 2023]( - [Write for us]( Stay up-to-date with the community via the [Ministry of Testing Community Timeline]( [read an article]( or [watch a talk](. 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