nottingham meetup
Post on 22-Apr-2015
920 Views
Preview:
DESCRIPTION
TRANSCRIPT
NOTTINGHAM STC MEETUP
#NOTTSTEST
Friday, 3 May 2013
INTRODUCTION
Richard Bradshaw
@FriendlyTester
Test Team Lead @ Conject
Friday, 3 May 2013
SOFTWARE TESTING CLUB
http://www.softwaretestingclub.com/
Friday, 3 May 2013
MINISTRY OF TESTING
http://www.ministryoftesting.com/
Friday, 3 May 2013
OTHER MEETUPS
Sheffield, May 14th, Showroom Cinema, organised by Stephen Blower
Several others around the UK, including Leeds, London, Brighton, Bristol, Reading and more.
Friday, 3 May 2013
WHY RESTART
Meet more local Testers
Boom in software development in Nottingham
Regular platform to learn more about Testing
Discuss new ideas
Friday, 3 May 2013
FUTURE
Anyone can volunteer to talk
See this as a platform to get feedback on talks, increase confidence, evolve your skills
Potential guest speakers
Tool Vendors, Recruiters, Companies recruiting. However the cost for them will be beer and food.
TALKS
Friday, 3 May 2013
FUTURE
Open discussions on a pre-defined subject (E.g use of automation, Certification etc)
Workshops / Tutorials (WebDriver, JMeter, MindMap tools etc)
Lightening Talks
Challenges & Games
Friday, 3 May 2013
FUTURE
Book Reviews
Testing Sessions- Company sponsored for a night of testing their application(s), again cost it beer and pizza!
Friday, 3 May 2013
FUTURE
What problems are you facing?- So explain a problem you are currently facing, and hopefully receive advice from the crowd.
Friday, 3 May 2013
WHY ATTEND
Reputation
CV’s don’t cut it, they are flat.Blogs, twitter, meetups, conferences, forums etc Are going to make the difference.
Recruiters are also changing, they are attending these events.
Friday, 3 May 2013
WHY ATTEND
Job Opportunities- Don’t tell your boss! But people use this events to recruit.- Or perhaps you want to recruit
Friday, 3 May 2013
WHY ATTEND
Knowledge - We are testers, we are always searching for information.
Friday, 3 May 2013
WHY ATTEND
Fun
Free Drink
Free Food
Friday, 3 May 2013
HELP
Spread the word - Social Media - Work - Friends - Ex Colleagues....
Friday, 3 May 2013
HELP
Talk selection
Finding sponsors (your company?)- Food- Drinks
Venues
Friday, 3 May 2013
PIZZAAAAA!
So Conject has offered to fund some pizza, so please help yourselves and say hello to people.
Friday, 3 May 2013
top related