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Stop Fighting the Impostor Syndrome And Accept It

It has been months, perhaps even years since I intended to write this article. However, something at work triggered me these days, and I felt compelled to put my thoughts on paper. What happened? During a 1:1 meeting with one of my direct reports, the conversation unexpectedly turned into

Software Testing

From Spreadsheet To TestRail In a Few Steps

💡Disclaimer: This post talks about a certain test case management tool, as this was the one chosen by us at a company level. There are plenty of other tools available on the market, the process of moving your manual test cases should be similar. Around one year ago, the QA

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The Monthly Dose of Testing Land - September 2023

💡Subscribe to my Monthly Dose of Testing Land ⬇️️‌ Here is your Monthly Dose of Testing Land, a list of what I’m exploring, mulling, and experiencing each month. What I am reading Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by comedian Trevor Noah is an autobiography that is

Personal Development

How Does a DEVELOPER See Testers

This is a series of blog post interviews, aiming to help testers understand how different IT departments see the role of a tester. Every tester wants to become a better version of himself, yet not everyone has all the missing pieces to do that. Hopefully, these interviews will give you

Here Is How To Introduce AI Into Your Lifestyle

I admit, I'm not the most tech-savvy person out there. When it comes to AI-based tools or services, I tend to go from denial to uncertainty to sticking with my old-fashioned ways. But, let's face it, Artificial Intelligence is a trend that's here to stay. So, if you're like me

Monthly Dose of Testing Land

The Monthly Dose of Testing Land - August 2023

💡Subscribe to my Monthly Dose of Testing Land ⬇️️‌ Here is your Monthly Dose of Testing Land, a list of what I’m exploring, mulling, and experiencing each month. Book I read Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day. It talks about how to overcome

Software Testing

How To Use Mind Mapping As a Hack for Testers

One of the biggest challenges I've seen during the years with many teams is that they do not have a clear understanding and an overview of all of the features and functionalities of the application they are working on. They do know though what their application is doing as this

Monthly Dose of Testing Land

The Monthly Dose of Testing Land - July 2023

💡Subscribe to my Monthly Dose of Testing Land ⬇️️‌ Here is your Monthly Dose of Testing Land, a list of what I’m exploring, mulling, and experiencing each month. Book I am reading Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams. If you wonder how this fundamental aspect of

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Our short, but fabulous trip to Miami

It was at the beginning of May when my husband got the opportunity to go on a business trip to Miami around mid-June. I was incredibly happy to hear that as I was pretty sure he wouldn't mind if I'll join him 🫶 But why was I so happy I'm going

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The Monthly Dose of Testing Land - June 2023

💡Subscribe to get my Monthly Dose of Testing Land ⬇️️ Here is your Monthly Dose of Testing Land, a list of what I’m exploring, mulling, and experiencing each month. Podcast I’m listening to I'm constantly listening to the Leading Women in Tech Podcast, and in June, an episode caught

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The Monthly Dose of Testing Land - May 2023

💡Subscribe to get my Monthly Dose of Testing Land ⬇️️ Here is your Monthly Dose of Testing Land, a list of what I’m exploring, mulling and experiencing each month. Book I read The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You where Julie Zhuo explains how

Personal Development

My Story on How I Improved My Presentation Skills

💡Did you know that public speaking is one of the biggest fears people have? For many of us, before giving a presentation to a group of people, our limbic system decides if we have to "fight or flight". I'm showing you in this article how I manage to keep my

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What Leadership And Parenting Have In Common (Part 2)

Part 1 can be read here. You'lll find my thoughts about empathy, providing safety, patience, and active listening. Show vulnerability. And don't be afraid of apologies Of course, there will be situations when you're decision is wrong or you hurt someone with a piece of feedback not ideally delivered. It's

Lifestyle

For The Sake Of Black Coffee ☕Home Setup

This is not my usual kind of posting, no software testing tips, and no leadership discussion involved, today is just about coffee. And about our long love relationship. A lot of coffee is going to be involved in this post together with exciting tools we have discovered along the way.

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Fake It 'Til You Make It, No Thanks. Visualization, Yes Please.

If you have never heard about the phrase "fake it 'til you make it" then imagine the following scenario - you're having a 9 to 5 job, a family with a toddler and after you're finishing up your working hours you have to spend another three hours being a trainer

Personal Development

Personal Development Books I Recommend

Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. 🎖️Rating: 4/5⭐️ Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones 🎖️Rating: 4/5⭐️ Contagious: Why Things Catch On 🎖️Rating: 5/5⭐️ Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability 🎖️Rating: 3/

Personal Development

15 Smart Questions to Ask Your Interviewer

📌 I am writing this article from the interviewer position for you, the one looking for a new job and being involved in several interviews. There's no surprise that the current IT market is fast-evolving, with lots of opportunities, and lots of big and small companies creating software products, and nowadays,

Lifestyle

My 2022 in Pictures

It's been three years since I created and posted "My 20xx in Pictures" and somehow I missed it. It's a good reminder that another year is almost close to its end and an even greater reminder that good things have happened this year too. I have made sort of a

Personal Development

The One With The "Team Didn't Want You Anymore"

This post is based on a real story. There's no secret I'm reading a lot of literature on how to be a good manager, how to be a good leader, and how to be "a human" at work, like many of us are doing these days, right? And while reading

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The Easiest Way To Get Into a Leadership Role

Before revealing the secret recipe, please accept my apologies - the title of this post is a big buzzword placed there with the intent to draw your attention. Why? Because I know many of you are seeking to get into a leadership role and I truly believe that sharing my

Personal Development

7 Things I Have Learned In One Year After Returning To Work From Maternity Leave

I am celebrating one year since I am back to work after my maternity leave! That's a sign that my baby is now a toddler, a toddler with a great personality and the prettiest smile I have ever seen, but hey, that's a completely different story, a story that every

Personal Development

4 Tips For Staying Engaged With Your Professional Self During Maternity Leave

Oh well, my beloved moms and "moms to be" readers, this one is for you. I'm sorry, gentlemen. For many women, maternity leave is the best time of their lives as you're spending your whole time pampering, caring, loving, snuggling your little human. And the feelings that come with these

Personal Development

7 Things I Have Learned In The Past Year

In 2018 I've written a blog post illustrating all the good things the previous year (2017) had taught me. Yeah, I know, it's been a while, here we are in the first day of 2021 and meanwhile a whole pandemic thing hit us. But, looking back and reading again that

Personal Development

Things NOT To Do When An Employee Resigns

"How do you know when is the time to resign and leave a company?" someone asked in a tweet recently and I left a reply saying that "is similar to knowing when to leave from a relationship". In many aspects, I do believe that these two relations are pretty similar

Software Testing

More Than Interviewing For Testers

I took part in a bunch of interviews in the past years and during this time, I've worked on polishing my set of questions to be addressed to our candidates. For a long period, being a candidate to an interview was like a nightmare for me, and have tried to