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Tuition - after you go to work: how immigrants can get a sought-after profession in the USA

School of Software Testers JobEasy.ai offers a unique opportunity for its students: payment of tuition only after going to work in the specialty. In the event that a graduate could not find work in the field of QA (Software Quality Assurance), he does not owe anything to the school. According to the creators of the company, such an approach is fully justified. An effective training model and the presence of experienced professional teachers practically guarantee: anyone who knows English and really wants to work in the field of software testing can find a highly paid job within a few months.

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From translator to tester

Maria I came to the United States from Russia several years ago, and as a professional teacher of English, I worked as a translator for the first years. However, the girl soon realized that the usual work here, in the new conditions, does not bring either a high income or career prospects.

“In the area where I worked, I could not be sure of tomorrow. It was not possible to find full-time jobs, and I did not know how many orders would be allocated to me. I had to work in several places, but such work did not give prospects for career growth. Of course, I wanted to find a more stable and well-paid sphere, especially considering the fact that I live near Silicon Valley, ”says Maria.

However, getting a new prestigious profession was not so easy. For example, programming had to learn for several years, and tester courses required prepayments from 3 to 5 thousand dollars. Suddenly, Mary caught the eye of company information JobEasy.aioffering extremely favorable payment terms. According to the rules of the school, you can pay for education after graduates have already got a job. Students were required to deposit only $ 499 for registration after the third free lesson in the manual testing course (Manual testing) If the student decides to improve his skills and take an automatic testing course (Test automation), here, even a registration fee is not required from him.

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“The school made a choice: to pay $ 2999 in the first 2 weeks of study and not pay anything after going to work, or to pay 10% of the salary after going to work in QA. Yes, this is a considerable amount, but, on the other hand, this approach shows that the company is really confident in its abilities and in the ability to prepare students. It was very important for me, ”Maria recalls.

“The course was very convenient, took place in the evenings, so I could continue to work in parallel with the training. In addition, the study was conducted in good English, which for me, as a translator, was especially important. I set a condition for myself: if I can’t find a job three months after the end of the course, I will go to my usual job. I went through more than 100 screening, preliminary interviews, and there were also 15 calls per day. Then there was an 5 video interview, followed by invitations for interviews at the office, ”said the immigrant.

Maria admits: the most difficult thing for her, as a humanist, was to overcome the internal barrier and, in principle, imagine that she could work in a new field for her without any experience in technical fields. However, in practice, everything turned out to be not at all as complicated as she imagined.

“We were shown what Quality Assurance is, how the average working day looks like, how directly they look for bugs, how to prioritize, how to report on a found error - a“ bug report ”, and much more. Courses also included material on working with SQL (Structured Query Language), the intricacies of job search. We looked at examples of good and bad resumes. After the seventh and eighth lesson, we wrote our resume, sent it to teachers for review, and received feedback. We were prepared for many “tricky” issues that we might meet in our interviews. Thus, we went to the interviews absolutely prepared, ”Maria reveals the secrets.

Soon she was offered a job at a large company in San Francisco with a salary of $ 95 000 per year. In particular, this company creates websites for large customers such as Google and Nike.

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Vocation teacher

School co-founder JobEasy, Ukrainian by origin Maxim Glubochansky came to the USA from Israel 6 years ago, winning the green card in the lottery.

“Initially, I had an education in business and banking, but I realized that in America this would not help me much. When I looked at options for the most sought-after professions, I came across the eyes of software testers, who, as it turned out, are among the ten happiest professions, according to Forbes list. Therefore, just a few weeks after my arrival, I enrolled in QA courses. After 4 months of training there, I still felt that I knew only the basics, and they did not give us any idea of ​​what awaits us in real work. However, I managed to get into practice, where I was paid only $ 9 per hour. However, I hoped that I would gain experience there and learn the real work, ”says Maxim.

However, according to Maxim, employers did not trust the beginner with serious tasks, giving only the most primitive instructions. Then the immigrant began to look for a new job and soon received an offer from another company - already for $ 30 per hour.

Max Glubochansky. Photos from the personal archive

“When I went to the interview, I was almost sure that they would not take me, but I wanted to at least listen to what questions are asked at such interviews. The company’s office was located in a luxury building in the financial district of San Francisco. Surprisingly, the questions turned out to be very simple, and I knew all the answers. I received an offer that day. After working there for several months, I informed the employer that I received an offer for $ 35 per hour from another company, and my salary was increased. I finalized this company until the end of the year, and then I received an offer from another company, already at $ 90 000 per year. Here I was already offered a full-time job, as well as company stocks, various benefits and very good working conditions, ”recalls Maxim.

After a year and a half, Max began to earn $ 100 000 a year, managed to work at Apple, Intel and other large companies in Silicon Valley, and at the same time he discovered another talent in himself - teaching.

“I trained my friends and their wives free of charge as testers, including those who never had a technical background. I suddenly noticed that I can do this more efficiently than with teachers of various courses. If they trained beginners for months, I was able to prepare a person in just a few weeks. I also prepared my friends for the interview, in order to gain confidence in myself, because this is what really affects the opinion of employers. After my friend’s wife got a job at Google and her employers were impressed with her level, I realized that I needed to engage in teaching on a professional basis, ”says Maxim.

Student training

According to Maxim Glubochansky, he did not feel much risk, offering students payment of tuition after employment.

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“Firstly, the level of our teachers is very high. For instance, Lana Levinson He has not only experience in all areas of manual and automated testing, but also a recognized specialist in the Valley in terms of employing people, especially in the field of automatic testing. She led many guys to salaries above $ 115 000, and for her this is a common practice. We are very glad that she decided to join our school. Our other teacher is Alexander Khvastovich - QA manager with 7 years of experience; Natalia Atif “Lead with over 9 years of experience with Intel and Apple,” Maxim reveals secrets.

Formally, the manual testing course is 50 hours of classes that students complete over 4 weeks. Training can take place online from anywhere in America. Classes run in the evenings 5 days a week, from Sunday to Thursday. However, in practice, students are given much more time than the official schedule.

“We continue to meet with our graduates every Saturday for 2 hours until they are hired. We answer their questions for free, help with resumes, invite our graduates to these meetings, who have already found work, so that they share their experience. We also continue to support graduates even after they come to work, ”says Maxim.

In addition, the school JobEasy maintains relations with several companies in Silicon Valley that provide their students with QA practice, which not only hones their skills, but can also be included in the resume as a real work experience. Another plus of this internship is the possibility of passing it online.

Photo: JobEasy

“As I said, prior technical education is not required, but the timing of a job search may depend on the level of English. Of course, people who do not speak English well look for work longer. Much depends on whether a person follows our recommendations in an interview. However, each week one of our graduates goes to work, ”Maxim assures.

“Sometimes there are curious cases. So, for example, one of our graduates at an interview was asked a question to which he did not know the answer. But he was not taken aback and said that he could find an answer on Google right now. The employer liked his resourcefulness, and he was accepted into the company, ”he adds.

School Skills JobEasy, allow you to find work even at a distance. This is what happened in life Natalia - An accountant from New York and a mother of two children. Tired of the constant work with numbers, the woman decided to change something in life, and her choice fell on the scope of QA.

“Before I went to study at JobEasy, I checked many schools, listened to three trial lessons, compared. In other schools, I immediately got bored, but in JobEasy.ai I literally understood in the first lesson what I was talking about and what exactly I would do. I liked how Maxim Glubochansky delivers the material: in detail and based on his own experience. I know that I can call him at any time, and he will answer, ”Natalya shares her impressions.

Now the woman has already received several job offers from Silicon Valley, including from Apple, and with her family is preparing to move to the West Coast of the United States.

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