Your Weekly Testing News - Issue 430

Does a keyword robot sift through our CVs? [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 430 | Monday 26th June 2023 | [View Online →]( mabl kindly supports this newsletter [How to Break Performance Testing Silos]( Performance testing has been siloed away from development due to the need for specialized skills and tools. New low-code approaches help teams take ownership over performance – and non-functional app quality. --------------------------------------------------------------- Last week's [This Week in Testing]( discussion centred around worth. How can we as testing professionals continue to demonstrate our value? And how can we be rewarded accordingly? This theme comes up a lot in the testing community – a sense of feeling less valued when we compare ourselves to our developer colleagues who might be paid more. It was a good discussion, and while not recorded, I'll aim to write up my notes so keep your eyes and ears out for that. In the meantime, have a read of what Callum Akehurst-Ryan has been sharing about [why we have to sell testing into an organisation](. There are many ways to support your career right now. For example, you could join [30 Days of Career Growth](. Thank you to everyone who is already deep in the woods of the challenge – you'll inspire more folks to get involved. 🎉 You could also get yourself to a modern-day physical conference, like [TestBash UK 2023](. Richard Bradshaw, the CEO BossBoss of Ministry of Testing, shares an important message about [the changing landscape of physical conferences](. Erin Donnelly answered countless questions about how to get hired. She debunked a lot of myths too. Apparently, there is no keyword robot sifting through our CVs! [Here are my notes](. The recording will be available soon via the [AMA recordings page](. 👀👂 One final thing. If you've not been on our forum for a while, please visit [The Club](. It now has [chat enabled]( and [a dedicated space to ask questions](. We're in the process of overhauling The Club to simplify and improve the experience for all community members. [Read more](. 🙋🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Join the conversation - [What tips do you have for attending a testing conference?]( - New to the community or revisiting? Could you say hi and [add yourself to the new quarterly introductions thread]( 👋 - A new tool to explore. [Have you used Yattie? What were your experiences with it?]( - [Share how you've worked on your personal brand and how it's helped your career]( - [How do you market yourself as a tester?]( - [Will demand for QA grow with AI?]( - [What advice do you have for someone who is executing the first collection of tests?]( - [How do you test that web analytics are working correctly on your sites?]( - [Celebrate with those who have started a new job!]( 🎉 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 - [Allure Report is more than a pretty report]( — Artem Eroshenko, Mikhail Lankin - [How To Use Robot Framework For Parallel Test Execution]( — Himanshu Sheth - [Mabl Recognized As 2023 Best AI-Based Solution for Engineering]( — Darrel Farris - [Accelerate Test Velocity: Key Strategies for Faster Time-to-Market]( — Antoine Craske - [Test tours in exploratory testing strategy for QA teams]( — Petruta Paraschiv --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗓️ Events [View all]( - 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]( - Thu 02 Nov [ReTestBash UK 2023]( - Wed 22 Nov - Thu 23 Nov [TestBash Autumn 2023]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ✏️ Calls for Contributions - [Join a Task Analysis Session]( - [Speak at an AMA or Discussion at TestBash Autumn]( - [Share How Your Organisation Automate Your Product]( - [Do a 99-Second Intro at TestBash Autumn]( - [Create a Feature Spotlight for TestBash Autumn]( - [Talk at TestBash Autumn]( - [Review Abstracts for TestBash Autumn 2023]( - [Share Your MoT Love Story]( - [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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