Practical Advice for Hiring a Junior Test Automation Engineer. Part 1: The Facts

A cost-saving and sure way

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In this “Practical Advice for Hiring a Junior Test Automation Engineer” series:

• Part 1: The Facts
• Part 2: Advice (upcoming)
• Part 3: Why? (upcoming)
• Part 4: FAQ (upcoming)

A junior software professional usually means 0–3 years of work experience (mid-level, 3–5 years) in the software industry.

My general (practical reasons will be shown later) advice is: don’t focus on technical, instead, focus on personal attributes.

1. Honest

2. Passionate

Then, Get a real test automation coach to train them.

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Some might argue, “This seems like a chicken soup, always correct, but not practical”. Hold on, I will explain the criteria that are specific for junior test automation engineers.