“All software testers go to heaven as they’ve already had their fair share of hell” Well, I guess that’s pretty true.Software testingis probably one of the most challenging, yet progressive careers out there. While many professionals were hit by the recent recession, software testing industry progressed and in doing so it has also given rise to a high competition in the market for human skill and talent and has made the survival ever more challenging.
Career planning is an on-going activity that lets you question yourself repeatedly whether you are at a place where you can work at your greatest potential. Here I list 10 tips that can help software test engineers, project managers and higher management in QA industry to survive and better yet, excel in their careers.
1- Revisit your plan regarding your career every few months or annually so that you can compare the potential you have to the potential that you are working on and can making the best decision regarding your career accordingly
2- Look out for current & future trends in order to know where the market is heading and what skills might be of most value in the coming years. You might want to work on and polish those activities that are expected to be in high demand and exploit a great competitive advantage over you career path fellows.
3- Adopt a 360 Degree approach when finding out the bugs in the software being testing and check for all the relevant information on the application. The knowledge thus gained in developing an understanding can thus be applied in effectively testing and completing the project.
4- Trust Written Communication Channels while working professionally. Everything that is assigned to you or that you assign to somebody else needs to be documented in some way to achieve maximum organizational effectiveness.
5- Automate Everything starting from small tasks that might appear insignificant at first. Automate a way you manage everything that shall save you a lot of time and trouble and make you more efficient and productive.

6- Reflect on your learning at every step. You should be able to add up to your skills from every encounter and experience you have and should be able to reflect upon what works and what does not in order for the experience to actually matter.
7- Improve the Communication between your managers, subordinates and the clients. Make sure that everybody’s on the same page during a project. This decreases chances for discrepancy and improves the overall relationship among different parties.
8- Don’t hesitate to Experiment in your leisure time. Try out various tools and do the research to find out what works and what does not and perhaps distinguish environments and scenarios where something might work while it doesn’t work in others.
9- Try to enjoy your Job by focusing on and realizing the fun part of your work and by being positive towards the end results. A bug free final product should be a good catalyst to boost your morale.
10- Set goals for yourself and pursue them honestly so you can climb up the ladder that builds that track for your successful career path.
I am sure these 10 points can be really beneficial for you when you are planning to start choose software testing career even it is security testing, automation testing ormobile app testing.