LinkedIn: The 5-Minute Sweep
How do people search for QA openings on LinkedIn? One of the first things I do is search by title, testing niche, or specific tools relevant to my field. Then I switch over to recent posts to see what recruiters,…
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When “Resume Help” Becomes a Red Flag: How Engineers Can Vet Career Advice in a Noisy Market
I recently spoke with a local engineering director at a financial services firm who’s been exploring the market. Not aggressively applying everywhere. Just testing the waters for a senior leadership move he had been targeting. At first glance, everything looked…
Are Companies Missing Great QA Talent by Over-Filtering for Playwright?
I’m seeing a lot of QA automation engineers get filtered out simply because they don’t have direct Playwright experience, even when they have strong Selenium or Cypress backgrounds. Depending on the actual business need, companies may be overlooking highly capable…
How to Vet the ‘Manual + Automation’ QA Gigs
Over the last couple weeks, I’ve had 3 conversations with different candidates applying to “manual + automation” listed QA roles…that are actually much more engineering-heavy than they appear. How long has this been an issue? Quick note: if you’re ~75%…
Charlotte QA: Market Watch
Hearing consistant signals from the market around hybrid Automation Engineer roles (UI / API / AI-driven initiatives) at Ally Financial Spoke with a tech lead this week who mentioned they just brought on an automation engineer Monday: and they’re still…
LoopQA: Senior QA Automation Engineer (Playwright / Internal Tooling)
Full-time | $105 to $115K + benefits/PTOHybrid (Tues/Wed) in Charlotte, NCReports to: Ryan Anderson **I spoke with him 4 This is a backfill role** This team builds internal web applications that power day-to-day operations across the business. This role exists…
Interviewing Is a Game. Learn the Rules.
**I just did a session on this and figured I would share with the group** Most candidates treat every step of the hiring process like a test they have to pass. They prepare answers, hope for the best, and wait…
Candidate-Sourced Market Signal
There have been mentions in the market of a potential contract QA automation opportunity focused on supporting the transition from manual QA to automation (Selenium / Cypress). Pratt Miller does not currently show a publicly posted role of this type…
How to Vet a Staffing Firm Submission Process
A friend got double-submitted by two staffing firms and ended up in a dispute after an offer last week for a performance gig. The details were vague, client name was shared, a canned job description was used, but there was…
When Feedback Actually Changes Something
I’ve had a pretty firm stance on interview feedback since I was in my early teens. Silence in hiring doesn’t sit right. Not because I need to log feedback somewhere.Because candidates want to understand what happened, and if I’m the…