Career Path: Manual to Automation
Your roadmap from manual tester to automation engineer. Interview prep, portfolios, and real industry talk.
beginner
3 courses
15 lessons
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1
Assessing Where You Are
Understand the real landscape of QA automation, honestly evaluate your skills, and make smart decisions about your learning path.
beginner
~3.0h
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Requires subscriptionThe Manual Tester's Dilemmareading +10 XP
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Requires subscriptionWhat Automation Actually Meansreading +10 XP
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Requires subscriptionAssessing Your Current Skillsexercise +25 XP
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Requires subscriptionChoosing Your First Languagereading +15 XP
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Requires subscriptionSetting Realistic Expectationsreading +10 XP
2
Building Your Automation Skills
A practical guide to learning automation while keeping your day job — from study plans to portfolio projects to open source contributions.
beginner
~4.0h
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Requires subscriptionYour Learning Roadmapreading +15 XP
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Requires subscriptionBuilding While You Learnreading +15 XP
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Requires subscriptionBuilding a Portfolio Projectexercise +25 XP
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Requires subscriptionContributing to Open Sourcereading +15 XP
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Requires subscriptionGetting Mentorshipreading +10 XP
3
Landing the Job
From resume writing to salary negotiation — everything you need to land your first automation-focused QA role.
beginner
~4.0h
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Requires subscriptionWriting a QA Resume That Gets Callbacksreading +15 XP
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Requires subscriptionBuilding Your Online Presencereading +10 XP
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Requires subscriptionInterview Preparation: Technical Questionsexercise +25 XP
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Requires subscriptionInterview Preparation: Behavioral Questionsreading +15 XP
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Requires subscriptionNegotiating Your Offerreading +15 XP