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I am sorry to hear about your state. I run an online gaming product company based out of Hyderabad and we have a good team from IITs and IIITs and we are on continuous look out for good talent. Let me know if you would be interested to work with us. You can call me on +91-9849129651.
Regards, Yaswanth
Out of curiosity, how much per hour/week/month/year are you look to ideally make? What languages do you already know?
> I am financially broke due to a serious chronic illness of my parents.
> I have a real estate which i get rent from.
> Currently i have saved up money + real estate income which will see me through atleast 2 years.
Are you sure that you are broke ?
I find it hard to reconcile the following statements: > I am financially broke due to a serious chronic illness of my parents. > I have a real estate which i get rent from. > Currently i have saved up money + real estate income which will see me through atleast 2 years. Are you sure that you are broke ?
My advice is simple: find another job
Hey, I am sorry to hear about your state. I run an online gaming product company based out of Hyderabad and we have a good team from IITs and IIITs and we are on continuous look out for good talent. Let me know if you would be interested to work with us. You can call me on +91-9849129651. Regards, Yaswanth
Stability is a pipedream in our industry. If you are good in you area, you should not have trouble landing a job in any of the large software companies in Pune/Bangalore. If you are okay relocating to Bangalore, drop me an email at neeleshs at gmail.
First, realize - and I think you do already - that the days of the software tester are over. Only if you are working at the larger firms (read Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro) will your skills be called for in a full time context; even here, the scene is rapidly changing.
Second, PHP is very easy to learn and easy to produce something useful in. It is also in greater demand here than Python or Ruby. This will get you a job fast. Focus on core PHP5, learn to use Smarty, practise writing a few Joomla plugins and you will have a sellable skill.
Third: if you choose to go with PHP, get the ZCE certification. This will help you skip the technical rounds at several companies (This is not a good practise, but you sound like you need whatever you can get your hands on).
Fourth, learn MySQL to the point where constructing joins is second nature. If you want to, get the CMDEV certifications.
Fifth, learn HTML5 and CSS3; even if you don't use them alot at work(likely if you're working at a Joomla shop), knowing these will help you clear interviews. In any case, being ahead of the curve never hurt.
Sixth, and this is very important during a jobhunt: do not get desperate. Recruiters can smell desperation a mile away and will negotiate you down to a horrible wage if you let them. Don't. Also, make a point to distinguish between companies, and favor those that ask you tougher technical questions during your interview. You are likely to learn more from such a place.
Finally, if you must stick to testing, learn white box testing in any particular language(Java recommended) and/or learn Selenium thoroughly. There are still pockets around that hire skillsets like those.
Feel free to pass me a copy of your resume; I'll forward it to a friend I know who's doing reasonably well in the testing domain.
Good luck.
As someone living close to you(Pune, MH), I think I can offer relevant advice: First, realize - and I think you do already - that the days of the software tester are over. Only if you are working at the larger firms (read Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro) will your skills be called for in a full time context; even here, the scene is rapidly changing. Second, PHP is very easy to learn and easy to produce something useful in.…
Might be an Indian thing?
I find it hard to reconcile the following statements: > I am financially broke due to a serious chronic illness of my parents. > I have a real estate which i get rent from. > Currently i have saved up money + real estate income which will see me through atleast 2 years. Are you sure that you are broke ?
Sorry, English is not my first language. I meant to say that I dont have any income, and whatever income I get from rent+savings will buy food for 2 years.
Most people I know would consider that to be a pretty good financial situation, 'broke' is the opposite of that.
What you should do if you can is as long as you haven't found extra income (though the response in this thread suggests that won't be a problem for long) to cut down any and all expenses that are not an absolute requirement. That way you extend your runway while it still matters, if you do that when the two years of savings are almost up it will be too late. Like that you might be able to stretch two years in to two years and change.
Another thing you could do it to consider to liquidate your asset, the house you've got and are renting out. I realize it is a source of income for you, but it also represents another chunk of savings. Dont do that until you absolutely have to though!
Best of luck with all this, I hope your fortunes will change.