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What level of knowledge of programming languages should be indicated in the resume and how to formulate it correctly?
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I am currently looking for a job in testing. Apparently, the competition among juniors is huge and I really want my resume to be understandable and attractive to the employer.
When compiling a resume, I have the following question:
How to correctly describe the level of proficiency in a particular programming language? For example, I know the basic Python packages well, the difference between versions 2 and 3, I can write simple algorithms (sorting, graph traversal, etc.), I solve moderate level problems on chekio.org. At the same time, I don’t know a single framework and not a single lib, I have no development experience and I don’t particularly aspire to this jungle. Is it worth it in this situation to mention such skills in the resume? What is the right way to write about it?
In job descriptions, they often write "confident knowledge of one programming language" - it is obvious that if development is carried out in java, and you know Python confidently, then they will not be able to test your knowledge or apply your skills. Hence the question: under what minimum scenario can a novice tester write that I know this or that programming language with confidence?
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So write in direct, understandable words
Programming languages:
Python 2.5, 3 - medium (I confidently solve problems of the moderate level on chekio.org)
Java - basic syntax
Understanding basic algorithms (wrote the implementation of bubble sort and graph traversal in python)
For a junior programmer, knowledge of any tool is not as important as general development, mindset and desire to develop in the field. Moreover, if you do not have development experience, then you cannot know the language more or less well. So in the summary it is worth focusing not on the language, but on the knowledge of algorithms, perhaps, to talk about the experience gained during studies (term papers / diploma work)
Still, development and testing, although parts of the same process, are fundamentally different areas of IT and, most likely, you need to move towards learning how to write autotests, and not towards deepening in PL. White Box, for example, assumes that QA knows how to work with code (understanding code architecture and system logic, writing autotests, unit tests, etc.). I think, in your case, the basic skills to write autotests for this or that case will be more valuable than knowledge of frameworks or libraries.
it is logical to indicate the level of proficiency in one language you are going to
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