Has anyone been able to get a tester job after taking popular courses like GB,Skill..,YA? How realistic is this?

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Software testing

Hello!
The question is probably a little circled, but after reading several articles on similar queries, I did not find answers.
Briefly about myself, I am 28 years old, I work as a manager. I've been studying Python for half a year, but purely for myself, I'm learning to make bots, I want to try to make parsers, it's like a hobby, I don't even count on real work.
Since sales are already stuck, I decided to monitor the market and came across vacancies for testers and autotesters. I don’t really have any acquaintances in it, so I started reading all sorts of forums, the only thing I understood from them was that it’s easier to enter the it market as a tester than as a programmer.
I started reading Savin in my spare time, learning simple queries in SQL and watching courses like GB, Skill... and YA. Like guaranteed employment here and there. BUT I'm a salesman myself and I understand that there are no guarantees.
Therefore, my question is specifically to people who have taken these courses, if there are any, "What do you think, is it worth going? Did you manage to find a job after them? How long did it take you approximately?" Or if there are experienced testers here who are recruiting "Do you really consider candidates after courses at the age of 28? Do people with any kind of knowledge come to you at all? Do you give a chance? Or do you merge?"
I will be very grateful for honest answers. I don’t want to waste time and money, if it’s all a complete hat, I’ll better continue to study Python and make some cool bot in a year and a half)) Joke ... Thank you all in advance !!!

Answer 1

courses like GB,Skill..,YA?

All the necessary knowledge and experience in development, testing, you can find on the net, the data is open and free. Each language has its own "wiki - electronic textbook", which has almost everything you need to start, articles, code examples with parsing, a community in instant messengers / forums, developer blogs, books, YouTube channels with courses and examples. There are always open guys in communities who are ready to share knowledge, experience, and help with finding solutions.
Information to study for 1.5-2 years ahead... You can study until you're blue in the face. For free.
If you are too lazy to study on your own, read information or watch YouTube, you want to have a mentor who retells everything that you can read on your own, you want your assignment to be checked, then yes, then you can buy some course for an enormous amount of money.
You can find materials on the net for almost all schools / courses, get acquainted with the quality, level of the material, and if you are satisfied, go for it. But after reading the materials, you will no longer have any desire to pay at least something.
I took SB / YA courses at the expense of the company and downloaded for free. The quality is so so. There is more information on the net, it is told more accessible, for free.
I will give a simple example. The mentor broadcasts beautifully, chews in detail, he came up with a cool example, the project will be interesting at the end. I google the name of the lib, go to the developer's website, and there ... this very example of the project, step by step, with analysis, only in English. That is, you pay money for the fact that the mentor found the material, translated it into Russian and tells you and can answer some questions. Expensive advice leaves though. :)

How realistic is this?

Really. Depends on perseverance.

Briefly about myself, I am 28 years old, I work as a manager.

In short, I'm over 36, worked as a manager, studied on my own as a developer, I work. Happy as an elephant. There were a lot of guys 35-40 with me in parallel, they all found something.
Yours is 28 years old, is this a sentence or what? =) Unlearned and into slavery at the same job until his death? Before retirement, you can still change the landmark 2-3 times, if your heart desires.
For example, I recently mastered argon welding, now I am getting the rights of cat C. I can become a welder, at the start 70k+, then more. I can go long-range, at the start 70k+. You can take a truck and roll it yourself, 130-250k per month and so on. There are actually a lot of options and there are many examples where you can earn more than hiring either a programmer or a tester.

I've been studying Python for half a year, but purely for myself, I'm learning to make bots, I want to try to make parsers, it's like a hobby

Today, pure knowledge of just the language is not enough. You need to study the environment, the framework, the corresponding tools. If it is also a web, then web tools and, in addition, a JS base.
One bots, parsers will not be full, unfortunately. A variant of botting, or a platform with the aggregation of X information for the target audience, is possible, but this is not an easy topic for a junior.

Since sales are already closed...

You can take your sales to the next level. Sell ​​something else, become a manager, open your own business, become a broker, open a sales platform. Weight option. Add spices, sauces to your daily food and it will sparkle with new colors.

I decided to monitor the market and came across vacancies for testers and autotesters.
that it is easier for a tester to enter the IT market than a programmer.

This is marketing. I came across... It's easier to enter... Few people want to become layout designers, just as few people want to become testers. Why? Because, few people want to constantly delve into someone else's code, catch errors.
The simpler one is misleading. Sometimes, to develop tests, you need to know and understand more than just a programmer. Because, you need to develop tests (write code), understand the specifics, understand the environment, know a bunch of pitfalls, etc.

Like guaranteed employment here and there. BUT I'm a salesman myself and I understand that there are no guarantees.

There are no guarantees. Nobody will give them to you. There is no information about "employment" in the contract, there is information that they give you basic knowledge for X money and that's it. You are trying to buy a job, corrupt companies make money on this desire.
A salesperson who understands but is not aware and wants to be told again. I say: There are no guarantees at all.

How long did it take you approximately?

On average 6 months, if there is any background. If from scratch, then 1-1.5 years. It is better to find a company and go for an internship, you will level up faster than yourself or on any courses.

recruitment "Do you really consider candidates after courses at the age of 28? Do people with any kind of knowledge come to you at all? Do you give a chance? Or do you merge?"

Experience, knowledge, skills are important, profile education is desirable (will be a plus). The desire to develop. Some companies take zeros and train, large companies have their own internal courses.

I don't even expect a real job.

He does not count on real work, but asks questions about employment, courses. You are a strange type. Understand yourself. What do you really want. Build a plan and move towards the goal.

I will study Python and make some cool bot in a year and a half

A bot, a code, a product should solve the pain of the target audience, be useful, not cool.