Perspectives from a QA Mentor and Mentee: How Mentorship Can Help Your Testing Career
10th October 2023
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Tamoya Beckford
Senior Software Developer in Test
Davina Scott
QA and Test Analyst
Talk Description
"When one person mentors, two lives are changed" - Kevin Sessums
This quote rings true for two QAs whose testing careers were positively impacted through mentorship. It is very important for QAs, especially juniors, to have proper mentorship and introduction to Software Testing as a practice. This helps with fostering the QA critical-thinking mindset and curiosity, networking and building connections with other roles in the project team, and other benefits which we will highlight in this talk.
Some might think that mentorship only improves the mentee, but in reality, it also impacts the personal development of the mentor. Some ways it can help a QA mentor is by building their interpersonal and leadership skills, providing an opportunity for them to learn new perspectives on testing, and offering a sense of fulfilment.
So in this two-speaker talk, we will share how mentorship helped us in our software testing professions, both as the mentor and as the mentee.
This quote rings true for two QAs whose testing careers were positively impacted through mentorship. It is very important for QAs, especially juniors, to have proper mentorship and introduction to Software Testing as a practice. This helps with fostering the QA critical-thinking mindset and curiosity, networking and building connections with other roles in the project team, and other benefits which we will highlight in this talk.
Some might think that mentorship only improves the mentee, but in reality, it also impacts the personal development of the mentor. Some ways it can help a QA mentor is by building their interpersonal and leadership skills, providing an opportunity for them to learn new perspectives on testing, and offering a sense of fulfilment.
So in this two-speaker talk, we will share how mentorship helped us in our software testing professions, both as the mentor and as the mentee.
What you’ll learn
By the end of this talk, you'll be able to:
- Learn real-life perspectives from both a previous QA mentor and mentee relationship
- Describe what proper mentorship looks like for software testing professionals and how it can guide persons into the QA space
- Highlight how mentorship can improve the QA mentor as well
- Practical checklist that can be used as a guide for a QA mentorship programme
Tamoya Beckford
Senior Software Developer in Test
Tamoya Beckford is a Senior Software Developer in Test with more than six years of experience in software quality assurance. Through these experiences she has worked on different test projects for web, mobile, desktop and automation testing. As a Senior QA she enjoys:
• Revising and improving the QA process and standards, while uncovering new ways to test
• Coaching and mentoring other QA Analysts. She enjoys helping people
• Leading the test efforts for her team
• Being a champion for knowledge sharing and growth
Tamoya enjoys crafting, traveling, and exploring new places and cultures.
Davina Scott
QA and Test Analyst
I am an Intermediate QA and Test Analyst at Alessa Cloud Solutions with two years of experience as a QA Analyst and a year as a Developer. During my tenure as Developer, I found myself leaning more toward the quality end of the process and decided to make the transition. I am quite passionate about delivering quality, passing on knowledge, and looking for new ways to learn and evolve. I enjoy traveling, reading, and a little badminton from time to time.
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