Important flexible skills: Communication skills

Thanks to technological advances, today we have the opportunity to collaborate with professionals around the world.

Although many team members are remotely located, you can still communicate with them online. Despite the wide range of communication options available, it doesn’t automatically improve communication skills.

Therefore, you should pay attention to the ability to read, write and speak clearly so that the interlocutors can easily understand your thoughts. To do this, I recommend reading various books and articles, as well as listening to experts, attending various trainings and webinars.

Teamwork

Teamwork is required in almost every industry – from logistics to IT. Employers, Recruiters and HR are looking for candidates with strong teamwork skills.

Interest in the hobbies and skills of colleagues leads to stronger relationships and the creation of lasting relationships that accelerate the process of achieving goals.

Include critical thinking

Qualities such as an inquisitive mind, as well as a desire to find the true source of a problem, the ability to ask the right questions are usually even more important than technical qualifications.

Be active and organized

To get good results, testers need to be involved by going through the test life cycle and observing each phase without losing focus. You should also know how to manage tasks and prioritize based on deadlines.

You must cooperate with your team, discuss the tasks. Once you learn to organize your work and stay mindful, you will start to love your job and ultimately develop into a great leader.

Understand the product in detail

Before starting the testing phase, the most important thing you need to do is analyze every aspect of the product.

Understanding the product will not only help prioritize tests, but will also enable better operational decisions, which in turn will meet customer expectations with less effort and deliver expected results on time.

Be flexible

As customer demands grow and industry standards update, you must be able to adapt. During a project, new requirements may suddenly appear, replacing previous ones, or requiring retesting.

Adaptability is the ability to change the plan of action in accordance with changing conditions.

Thus, you will need to make changes to the system making sure everything runs smoothly and without any hindrance or lag. Since the software industry is dynamic and still evolving, you must be proficient at integrating new information in order to draw conclusions, and you must also be prepared to deal with problems, not stress.

You must learn to experiment with new ideas.