Tel me about yourself story - January 12, 2023

[PolinaP]

Hello everyone. I’m Polina and I’m 28 y.o.
- Education (Russia): I have bachelor of economy degree.
- Work experience(in Russia): Work with website in Evolution (creation, editing, replacement etc); Creation of product cards and full management of the account on the marketplace; processing of primary information; drawing up construction estimates and acts of work.
- Why career change? Now I live in US and I want a job like my experience work with PC.
- Why QA? I like work at PC and I can find mistakes. I will have free schedule.
- How do you see yourself in 5 years from now? Qualified specialist in IT with good experience and skills.

[Iryna K.]

Hello.
I am Iryna.
- I have bachelor degree in Finance and Mechanical Engineering Technology;
- Last 6 years, I have worked as a financial economist in a agro-industrial group of companies. I also have experience of working in a state institution in the field of land resources and banking.
- Now, I am refugee and in order to continue my working career, I need to get additional education. After weighing all the pros and cons, having received good feedback from friends about work of QA, I decided to become a QA specialist.
- In 5 years I see myself as a confident specialist (with income about 150k...170k) in a successful company.

[Daria Mazin]

Hello, my name is Daria Mazin. I live in Chicago, IL and I am currently unemployed.
I have a Bachelors Degree in translation studies. From 2011 to 2018 I worked in telecommunication industry mostly with cell service companies. Then I had double maternity leave from which I never came back.
I am looking for remote well paid job that will bring me fulfilment and let me grow. QA looks like what I was looking for.
In 5 years I see myself right by the ocean with my laptop and coffee working and enjoying my life.

[YCh]

My name is Yelena. I live in Quebec city, Canada. I moved here in 2012 from Kazakhstan.
I have a certificate of college studies as a “Administrative assistant”. I have worked a little bit in this profession and I realized that it’s not for me.
And one day my friend told me about his job as a QA Software and I liked it. So I decided that it’s definitely what I want as a job.
In 5 years I see myself as a qualified QA engineer.

[VitalP]

Hello!
My name is Vitali. I am an economist by education.
After university graduation I worked as an accountant assistant a couple of years than as commercial vice director of a small retail company.
I came to America with my wife and we have been here for more than 5 years already.
First year we worked both. On the second year my wife started learning and I kept working on a construction side and after as a cable tech.
Recently my wife started working so I didn't have to work for both and I decided to work smart rather then hard.
I could start working by my education in a bank or something like that but I didn't like it any more.
Among people I knew many persons started IT education, became QA software engineer and never regretted. I am interested in IT.
In five years I see myself as a high efficient engineer with a set professional skills that makes a difference in the field.

[Adil555]

Hi,my name is Adil I've Master degree I've been graduated Riga's Aeronautical Institute with the qualification of "Manager of Transportation Enterprise"
I'm a former Air Traffic Controller,right now I'm a truck driver
My carrier has been changed because I with my Family decided move to USA
Now I want to change my occupation and I chose QA because it affordable and it was my dream to be an IT specialist from my childhood but some circumstances didn't give that chance I hope and I'm sure I'll be kind of director or manager in 5 years!

[ssilaeva]

Hello, my name is Svetlana Silaeva.
I have obtained a Master degree in engineering.
After graduating from university I had been worked for about 10 years in the IT as a sales representer, where I learned negotiation skills, business orientation and problem solving skills.

Two years ago I found out about the profession QA engineer, took several testing lessons and immediately realized that this profession is what I always wanted to do.
I was lucky to find a job very quickly in a small IT company that developed and maintained applications for the financial sector. I was very diligent in learning about the systems I needed to work with, and soon began to successfully complete my tasks and help colleagues.
After six months of work I got the position of a team leader. Over the next year and a half, my group expanded to 9 people.
Now I organize the work of my group including hiring and raising in accordance with the task plan, verify and validated business requirements, estimate testing time, organize functional, regression and API testing of over10 systems. I participated in the transition of test documentation to "Testrail".
but I understand that during this time I have not received the required level of knowledge as QA engineer and I want to develop as a QA specialist. That's why I'm here.
in 5 years I want to be an experienced middle/senior QA engineer in a US company, who has the skills of automation testing

[Zoia Abdin]

Hello

My name is Zoia .
I was born in Ukraine , Kyiv city . I am in USA 8 month already . I am graduated from Kyiv National Linguistic University by " Philology " faculty . I have a bachelor degree in English Translation .
I was working in sales for about 2 years and after that I decided to change my sphere to IT because I saw how fast this industry is developing . After sales I was working as Talent Acquisition Researcher in a big IT company . As a Sourcer I had a chance to get familiar with different tech roles and dive dipper in QA roles . I have graduated certificate in Recruiting as well . I have watched lots of videos about Technology market and youtube channel of "SiliconValleyVoice" and become inspired of a new profession of Software Testing, also I saw my friends who very enjoying working in QA as a Test Engineers, they tell me a lot of stories about they work and recommend to look closer to this profession .
In a 5 years from now I see myself as a successful middle/senior Test Engineer in big US Tech company .

[Zachary Douglas]

Hello!

My name is Zachary, I am a current part-time student at college majoring in associate of science wanting to know more about computers and how they work. Back in high school one summer, I was fed up with how often consoles would change and update. So I took it upon myself to learn all there is about the hardware components of a computer. Then at the end of summer I saved up enough money and was confident enough to hand pick each part of my computer at Fry’s and have them assemble it, being the gaming pc that i still use today. Being that I am 25, my work experience varies from working retail, working on a golf course to working appliances at best buy. I want to follow more into the role of computers, and how they work. So with the hardware knowledge, I find the QA aspect to be an interesting role within the computer world and want to follow it as I progress myself in college as well. In 5 years I see myself working on both the QA side of computers alongside with helping the math needed for the hardware correlating.

[Felix]

My name is Juliya and I came from Russia in 2019. My education is High School degree, my past job was in no way related to IT (I worked as a flight attendant for 9 years and never regretted my choice) but I understood that I had to go further, moved to America and started looking for myself, for 2 years I studied investment trading, then became pregnant and became a mother, now that the child has grown up, I realized that it is not enough for me to have knowledge only investments or trading and I want to get a profession of which I will do in life , as well as the opportunity to combine my profession with investments, I already understood what exactly I needed when I learned about the profession, the QA Specialist immediately came to your courses and I didn’t regret it, I’m very happy to be in this field and everything new that you teach. In 5 years, I see myself as a QA professional who constantly study for knowledge and success

[Jamola S]

Hello! My name is Jamola. I am from Tashkent Uzbekistan. I graduated from high school in 2011. I worked at several retails stores as sale associate. I want to change my career because I would like to have different experience. I chose QA because I want to challenge myself in another career to help me grow as a person. In 5 years I hope that I become a professional in what I do.

[Sevdam]

Hello everybody.
My Name is Sevda I'm from Uzbekistan city of Samarkand. Im 20 years old, I lived in USA for almost 5 yrs now.
When I came here I was in age of 15th, and I went to school in New York with my sisters. Of course I lived with my parents that time. May god bless them, because all I have now and whatever I had is only because of them. They went through a lot of things just to bring us here. But anyways, I gradated from that school in New York, got my High school diploma and applied for colleges. After completing the high school, I went to college, as a sophomore, but couldn't graduate from there since I got married and moved to Miami Florida. But I still applied for some colleges in Florida and got accepted to Miami Dade College. And I'm still attending this school.


When it comes to my work experience, i would say I worked in a very different types and areas of jobs. My first ever job was a cashier in the grocery store, and I also was a sales person in the kitchen department.
By the time my English was improving I started looking for office jobs. And I yes I found a jobin some medical, and insurance companies, worked as a front receptionist, and worked in the Beauty salon for the same position.
Some times I worked as a babysitter too. And Once I got in one Medical office as a front desk person, but ended up as a Dental Assistant. You will ask me how? The doctor that I worked with was a Russian lady From Moldova, her name was Marina Kipnis. Once she took me to the back and asked if I'm interested in being a dental assistant? First I was very excited and afraid, because I didn't had any clue what's the dental assistant responsibilities is and what is it in general? But the Doctor took my hand and said '' You won't know until you try " and she was right... You won't believe me but after my first month of experience I became a very good and professional Dental assistant. I worked there for a pretty long time. And the important is I got unexpected experience ever. After spending my time as an assistant I realized that I love this job in all aspects of it. and Now I wanna become a PEDIATRIC DENTIST.



Well I never said I would or will change my career. I just wanna do both that's all!!!
Anyways I'm still studying so I won't just spend my time for nothing. And the reason why I choose QA is because one of my relatives recommended me. It's very interesting and the most comfortable work ever. You can work from any city, country and etc.

I would see my self studying and working more and more harder...

[Liudmila Zambalaeva]

Hello, My name is Liudmila (Lucy).
- Education: I have a specialist's degree in commerce.
- Work experience: I worked for almost 6 years in a tuberculosis dispensary as a salary economist
- Why career change?: During the pandemic, I realized that working remotely is the best option for me.
- Why QA?: My sister and her husband both work as testers in different companies. My sister graduated from your school
- How do you see yourself in 5 years from now?: I would like to become a qualified and experienced specialist in the field of information technology with a great salary

[Iryna_Chorna]

Hi, my name is Iryna.
I graduated a beauty school in 2009, however I started my career in the food industry. I spent 8 years in this business ending up a restaurant manager.
Then I went back to beauty industry and became a store manager in beauty and science company.
I've always being interested in IT and decided to become a QA technician.
I really like this job and keep improving my skills as this profession gives me an opportunity to become a part of IT society which is based on constant progress and it challenges me.
In 5 years I see myself a member of a highly professional team of the leading IT company in it's sector providing the best service to their clients.
I never stop learning and educating myself and my goal is to take a part in creation of the highest quality innovative product.

[Dmytro Lenok]

Have a nice day. My name is Dmytro, I am 43 years old and I am from the capital of Ukraine, the glorious city of Kyiv. I arrived in the USA 28 days ago. I have three children.
- Education I have two higher educations: mechanical engineer, Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, and Business Management, National Economic University of Ukraine.
- Work experience For 17 years, I managed my company in Kyiv, which was engaged in the design and implementation of warehouse projects for our clients not only throughout Ukraine, but also in Europe. The site of my company www.ssk.ua
- Why career change? There is a war going on in Ukraine, the rashka aggression is merciless and senseless, just like the rashka itself
- Why QA? I have been watching Mykhailo since 2010 on YouTube
- How do you see yourself in 5 years from now? I want, starting with the QA, to reach a management position where I can realize my abilities as an organizer, manager and leader of a team that can solve extremely complex and extremely interesting tasks