How This Fitness Instructor Became A Manual QA Tester!

In this inspiring YouTube video, witness the incredible journey of a fitness instructor who embarked on an unexpected career transition and became a successful manual QA tester. Join us as we delve into the story of determination, passion, and adaptability, as this individual shares their personal experiences and lessons learned along the way. Discover how their unique skill set, attention to detail, and problem-solving abilities from the fitness world seamlessly translated into the world of software testing. Get ready to be motivated and empowered by this captivating transformation!
How This Fitness Instructor Became A Manual QA Tester!

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[techisthenewblack]

He did the same bootcamp as me. I chose the sales engineering course and he did Manual QA!


Careerist (the bootcamp I chose)

These courses are 6 - 12 weeks long, virtual and are 8pm - 10:30pm Sun- Thur (Eastern). They record their classes In case you miss any. They are not partnered with tech companies, but they fix your resume & LinkedIn to industry standards and they assist you with finding jobs to apply to - in order to help set you up on interviews.

They also do interview coaching & provide really good interview cheat sheets.

If you want a discount, I have a $300 discount link that you use with their sales too! The discount Is attached to the link automatically.

Careerist Discount Link:

2. CourseCareers is self paced. You can finish it in 3 weeks or 3 months. They offer tech sales roles only & are partnered with tech companies, so they’re usually able to get you a tech career quickly or a paid internship (up to $21/hr) while you wait to get hired on. They only offer courses for people in North America. They’re just $449 with my discount code that gives you $50 off!
Discount Code: Cyrus50

CourseCareers Website Here:

[izaaaaaakandangela]

“My social battery” love that one!!! I completely get it! As an ambivert who has done sales for years and switched to manual QA myself, that’s such a concise verbiage!

[jesssjourneys]

I’m so happy to see a manual QA careerist Alum! I actually chose the same field for the same reasons. I already work from home and behind the scenes so I wanted to continue with that type of work. He did so great with answering questions and details. I’m currently on the internship stage. He’s great

[DeAirra-sc]

Let's go ASU!!! I'm from AR but been in Texas for 7 years now. I took a huge career leap from Fraud and Deposit Operations in Financial Institutions to now a Functional QA Tester for a software development company. I initially did not have QA Testing experience, but my company gave me grace and saw value in the pre-existing experience I have to help with testing fraud detection software that financial institutions use. I will definitely keep furthering my skillset as I love this more than being in the finance industry. It's dope and I'm blessed to have been presented the opportunity!!

[Gemini]

I'm so glad to see more of us getting into Tech! Just subscribed to the channel Bro! I am also a Manual QA Careerist graduate. The course was amazing and literally changed my life. Been working almost 11 months now.

[nicolachandler]

I've completed the Manual QA Engineer Program as a result of watching your previous videos. I've been in tech for the past 2 years but wanted to get into QA. Thank you for initially sharing your story, I'm looking forward to provided a great report on my new QA Engineer Career. Thanks

[valeriepaul]

I just signed up for Careerist Manual QA, to start 1/28. I am little nervous about the $$ but saved by signing up for free webinar ( 35% off) then opted for the split payment ( $1850/$1850)- My current field is rife with layoffs- mortgage finance - due to skyrocketing interest rates. However, there are plenty of tech jobs at these same institutions. I am not working now, and I just spent money on this - I am betting on myself and my transferrable skills built up over the years that this WILL work out. Glad I found your channel

[JaySmith-ywmq]

This was extremely helpful, I’ve owned a fitness facility for 14 years and it’s been cool but the work life balance is crazy. I recently had a member come in and tell me about the boot camps and mentioned QA specifically. Watching this video and the depth of the conversation pretty much confirmed everything my member has said(she’s also in Tech and has been for just 3 years)

Thank for the conversation and wishing you all much success and happiness

[kimberlyJones-xd]

Hey this is awesome and I chose the Manual QA Tester for the same reasons. I've completed the course as of April. I've have interviews with the recruiters and 1 interview with a company and was told I would get a follow up to proceed and still waiting. Otherwise still applying for jobs. I've mastered the questions and I believe I'm ready to role. Just waiting for God to bless me with my interview for the next steps and graduate to my Official Offer Letter... Continuously applying....

[Joel-hjjf]

I’m glad this is up🔥. Really been looking forward to a QA livestream

[EmJ]

I love this channel because I love tech and I love us ✊

[LstPrnce]

Thank you both for sharing. This story is very relatable and furthered my confidence that QA may be a good career transition for me.

[handsondeath]

Greetings! I'm a new sub to your channel. I enjoy the interviews and nuggets dropped! I'm currently taking Jenny's class Road To QA and looking forward to the tech adventure and connecting with others in the space.

[mjeanty]

Cyrus, thank you for having Jeremy on to share his experiences on his journey into the tech space. Jeremy, thanks for sharing and keep up your great work! I just completed my Manual QA external internship with Careerist last week. I’m now getting my resume, LinkedIn prepared to apply to jobs. Rooting for all you guys in the comments to succeed. We can do this!

[alwaysmiguel]

I didn't see this live but this was fire as you kept saying Cyrus. Thanks for this Podcast and thanks Jeremy for sharing your adventure. Glad you found a position and didn't have to move out of your place.

[storytimewithanne]

Fantastic interview a big congratulations to this young man 🎉

[williermurray]

Definitely been looking to get into this role. Appreciate the value! 🤝🏽

[kimkoshiyama]

Thank you this is super useful. I have a master's degree in a different field but it's a field with very few jobs & most of the jobs are stressful/micromanaged. I've been thinking of taking the leap and taking a QA bootcamp

[dexter]

Researching more on Manual QA, i wish he was more clear with a salary expectation because hey thats the ultimate goal. He completely danced around that question at the end of the interview.

[Diivasatti]

This was a great interview. Im currently learning QA on youtube free resources and been back and forth about joining a bootcamp.