Testing portfolios - should we all be creating one?

06/23/23 • 38 min

If you’re trying to get a job as a Software Engineer, or even if you simply love to code, you may have thought about creating a test automation portfolio.

A portfolio can help show your testing and technical skills and demonstrate that you’re ahead of the pack. But where do you start? What do you include?

To help us explore all things test automation portfolios is Beth Marshall, Senior Quality Engineer, Lloyds Banking Group!

Beth is an active and proud member of the software testing community, recently named by Angie Jones in TechBeacon as one of the "top 10 inspiring women in test to follow" and Testlio as one of “7 powerful female QA leaders across the globe”. She is the creator of "API Test Automation with Postman", one of the top 10 most completed courses on Test Automation University.

A passionate and dedicated QA professional, with 15 years experience as a Test Manager, Lead and Analyst, using critically applied automation, exploratory and traditional testing techniques.

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If you’re trying to get a job as a Software Engineer, or even if you simply love to code, you may have thought about creating a test automation portfolio.

A portfolio can help show your testing and technical skills and demonstrate that you’re ahead of the pack. But where do you start? What do you include?

To help us explore all things test automation portfolios is Beth Marshall, Senior Quality Engineer, Lloyds Banking Group!

A passionate and dedicated QA professional, with 15 years experience as a Test Manager, Lead and Analyst, using critically applied automation, exploratory and traditional testing techniques.

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