What skills a testers should have to be a successful test engg?

[Vijay]

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Other than software testing skills, what other skills testing professionals should have?
 

[Vijay]

These are the other skills testing professionals should have besides software testing 

Operating systems
Networking skill.
Database
Basic programming knowledge
Unix commands
Any Scripting
Team player
Communication skill

[venkata swamy]

good obdervation

finding bugs.

100% bug free.

[Narendra]

Tester should have following skills

Soft skills-
1.Good communication.
2.Good presentation skill.
3.Test to break attitude.
4.Convincing skill.
5.Team player.
6.Passion for testing and Quality.
7.Analytical skill.

Technical Skills-
1.Database basics.
2.Language basics- Java,Vb script etc.
3.Networking.
4.Web testing basics.
 

[seezeey]

You need to have good programming skills.

--seezeey

[sangeetap]

make the application to work as per Requirement

[kuthadiprem]

to be stable, not to loose his cool.

understand the requirements

able to track bugs, and explain the effect's of the bug, incase developer doen't understand.

should not take things to heart regarding the testing application

[SHEELAARUN]

Good memory power
Communication skill
patience

[androuis]

Paying more attention to running tests than to designing them.
Unreviewed test designs.
Being too specific about test inputs and procedures.
Not noticing and exploring "irrelevant" oddities.
Checking that the product does what it's supposed to do, but not that it doesn't do what it isn't supposed to do.
Test suites that are understandable only by their owners.
Testing only through the user-visible interface.
Poor bug reporting.
Adding only regression tests when bugs are found.
Failing to take notes for the next testing effort.

[Jyoti]

According to me a good tester should have these quality.
Technical skills.
Good Understanding of the application
Basic programming knowledge
Break the functionality attitude
Passion for testing
Passion for quality

According to me " The person who is good at finding the errors can be a good tester & The person who is good at correcting those errors can be a good Programmer "

[gireesh.rp]

1. Think negative about product (like application not working properly)
2. Test the application with intend to bugs.
3. Think application as end user prospective.
4. Clear the doubt about application and then test the application.
5. Don't compromise for quality of product

[jtlw]

Present innovative idea about to use the application so comfortably that general people can accept quickly.  some times end user does not express or explain what makes him comfortable to use the application in that case your innovative idea may useful and user gets the idea.

I have seen few applications has really a good functionalities but users do not feel comfortable to use it and they ignore to use the application and some are not enough good to see but user drives the application like he has the owner of the application.

[twhitehouse]

Kuthadiprem ,

Re:

"should not take things to heart regarding the testing application"

I have found this to be very true also.   A thick skin to let things go will help a long way.

[Mayasen]

Should have good analytical skill to identify the cause and effect of the bug and should have ability to suggest the solution to fix.

Am i right..?

[vishal21]

Most Important think to become successful test engineer is to take whole responsibility of application & should test application as an owner of it....