Software QA/Testing/Tester FAQs: Fake Experience in Resume? Bugs

Software QA/Testing

Glossary and Technical FAQs

Q: Can I put fake experience in my resume?

A: What you put in your resume is your business, therefore I will tell you about my own policy and belief system.

As a matter of policy, I do not put anyone else's experience or or anyone else's company names in my resume.

Why? Because I believe it's NOT wise to put any fake experience in one's resume. Putting fake experience would not be professional, would not be ethical, could hurt my career, and I would be found out.

They would find out because in this business we get interviewed by highly skilled software managers, engineers, testers, specialists, and bona fide experts who can tell, if we lack the expertise or experience in any of their area of expertise.

And also because we work in the company of highly skilled software engineers and testers who are able to tell right away, if we lack the needed expertise or experience.

Q: Give me one test case that catches all the bugs!

A: If there is a "magic bullet", i.e. the one test case that has a good possibility to catch ALL the bugs, or at least the most important bugs, it is a challenge to find it, because test cases depend on requirements; requirements depend on what customers need; and customers can have great many different needs.

As software systems are getting increasingly complex, it is increasingly more challenging to write test cases.

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