A couple of days ago, I’ve posted an opening for a junior software developer in test. The floodgates opened within minutes. After reading through the first 100 resumes, I paused. I found it odd that not one of them made me want to pick up the phone or shoot out an email (figuratively; actually, we have people for that).
But I did ask myself, why is that? These are ads to catch my attention. Why are they not targeting me better? Why don’t they make me want to bite?
So, for my own sanity, and yours, I’m happy to provide a bit of context and dole out some advice how to get that call when you’re looking to start a career in testing.