Everyday numerous company and individuals are building solution using technology (mobile especially) to solve human’s day to day problems (needs sometimes), but to make sure such solution whether in mobile/web platform are free from bugs related issues, they are constantly recruiting for real individual to test via Crowdtesting companies like O-primes.
A Crowdtester (CT) is an individual /s possessing tech & non tech skills with appropriate devices needed to conduct test execution of a new app or a website in staging or production state to reveal not working functionality (bugs issues).
To be engaged to work as a crowd tester, there are certain requirements (skill set) you are to possesses and are stated below:
A crowd tester should be knowledgeable in app/web development processes, and industry changes that company/ individual are navigating every day. Thus, being a CT, you must have a great understanding how software or app solution works (and how it is developed) and this will give you a significant edge-up and high advantage cut in finding bugs. Understanding how software or app is a crucial and important skill.
Secondly the passion for technology whether new or old, is being shown in the number of device types you possess and the different types of phone hack skills you know i.e., from android phone to iOS (inclusive with tablet devices)
Companies nowadays are looking for CT in possession of the ACT hard skills.
Not all bugs you submitted though valid from your own perspective will be accepted either by the TL, CM or Customer (owner). Therefore, when this kind of event occurs, you just have to be positive toward it, by using the following techniques;
For you to become better as you climb the ladder of bug hunting as a crowd tester, you have to learn how other testers who are the better, by watching their submitted screens cast to know how they find, read through their bug report note to see what a bug report should be and learn to be better.
The issue of honesty is a must have for every CT’s in the case where you are asked not to order or complete a checkout in a test run, and you did as per human errors or test instructions weren’t read to a full understanding of test do’s & don’t. Thus, it is compulsory to report yourself while promising to abide by test instruction for future test execution.
With the above skill set and do’s, you will find the testing job not only lucrative but also be a part of an interesting gig workforce.
Written by Kehinde Ojo
India’s Largest CrowdTesting SaaS Platform. A product of Qualitrix helping both startups & enterprises to deliver bestseller apps.