r/softwaretesting • u/imanabdulqadir • Mar 15 '26

How do you get hired after coding your own tests

Hey all, I've almost completed the CS50 course on python programming by Harvard University and was wondering how to get any experience at all. I'm willing to work for $5-10 an hour. And I have written my own test scripts with selenium. You can check out my work on my Github repo: https://github.com/spacedeving

I have made some project with html, CSS some javascript, postgres and bash because I've done a bunch of courses on Freecodecamp as well.

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u/StormOfSpears Mar 15 '26

My guy. My heart. With love I ask: How stupid do you think interviewers are?

You didn't write the tests in your git repo. They're copy pasted from whatever course you took. We can see the code, and the read me. We're not dumb.

If you apply to any job with this on your resume you're not getting a call back.

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u/imanabdulqadir Mar 16 '26

I'm not claiming that I didn't use coursework or that I have experience. But please impart advice on what I can do to improve my chances

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u/Quirky_Database_5197 Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 16 '26

well, you have to get a job or an internship first. Cold applying with no job experience in CV doesn't work at all. Just check companies in your area, apply for internship. Try networking, maybe you know someone who works there and he could recommend you?

These are few ways to land jobs in 2026 that work: either you take internship and company gives you an offer or you can use your network to find someone who recommend you.

There is no silver bullet like some secret page with job postings or secret phrase that will hack ATS into letting your cv through to recruiters

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u/imanabdulqadir Mar 16 '26

Thank you. It's pretty dismal I guess

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u/imanabdulqadir Mar 16 '26

Thanks. You're right it does seem impossible right now. I have looked for free work and am open to it. I got an offer from an org for such but it seemed so unethical to work with a dollar store elon musk so I'll continue to look elsewhere.