1:1 QA Career Roadmap for Freshers

Are you a fresher or completely new to software testing and don’t know where to begin?

This 1:1 session is designed to take you from Zero to Hero in the QA/QE career path with a clear, practical, industry-ready roadmap.

Whether you are from IT or Non-IT, this session will give you complete clarity on what to learn, how to learn, and how to build your career as a Quality Engineer.

🔥 What You Will Learn in This 1:1 Session

1️⃣ Understanding QA & QE

• Difference between Manual QA, Automation QA, and Quality Engineering
• Real-world responsibilities of a QA
• Understanding SDLC, STLC, Agile, Scrum, DevOps involvement

2️⃣ Manual Testing Foundation (Beginner Friendly)

• Functional/Non-functional testing
• Test case writing & bug reporting
• Test scenarios, test data, and test strategy
• Tools: Jira, TestRail, Zephyr
• Practical examples & exercises

3️⃣ Automation Testing – Step-by-Step Roadmap

• Programming basics: Java/Python (beginner-friendly)
• OOPs, collections, exception handling
• Selenium WebDriver concepts from scratch
• Locators, waits, actions, page navigation
• Framework development (TestNG, Maven, POM)
• Interview-oriented automation examples

4️⃣ API Testing & Modern QE Skills

• REST API basics
• JSON, XML, headers, status codes
• API automation using Postman
• Karate DSL / Rest Assured roadmap
• Understanding Swagger, API documentation

5️⃣ DevOps & CI/CD Basics for QA

• Git & GitHub essentials
• Jenkins pipeline basics for testers
• Running automation on CI
• How modern QE supports DevOps

6️⃣ Real-Time Project Guidance

You will learn how to create:

• A manual testing project
• A Selenium automation mini project
• API testing project
• GitHub portfolio setup

7️⃣ Resume + LinkedIn Optimisation

• How a fresher QA resume should look
• Project wording improvement
• LinkedIn headline + about section
• How to get noticed by recruiters

8️⃣ Interview Preparation

• Top manual testing questions
• Selenium + API + Java interview questions
• HR interview guidance
• How to explain your project
• How to answer “Do you have experience?” confidently

9️⃣ 30/60/90 Days Study Plan

You will receive:

• 30-day manual testing plan
• 60-day automation testing plan
• 90-day complete QA roadmap
• Free study resources, notes & practice links

⭐ Who Is This Session For?

• Freshers (any stream)
• Career switchers
• Non-IT to IT learners
• Students confused about QA vs Dev/other careers
• Anyone wanting a clear path into testing

🌟 What You Get at the End

• Complete QA Roadmap (Zero to Hero)
• Personalized learning path
• Project ideas & GitHub guidance
• Resume + LinkedIn review
• Interview strategy
• Tools list + practice resources
• Confidence & clarity to start your QA journey

💬 Why This Session?

I am a Senior Test Automation Engineer / Test Automation Lead with 10+ years of experience in:

Selenium, Java, Appium, API Testing, Karate DSL, Jenkins, CI/CD, Git, Agile & modern QE practices.

I will guide you with real industry experience, not theory.