Tool oriented recruitment

[Mich the Tester]

For one of our clients BlaBla is looking for an Test Consultant with the following profile.

Position:
• Creating a test oracle with MS Access (designing and programming). This test oracle holds all Account/Unit/Flow information and expected outcome of the several processes and reports needed for testing the reconsolidation process of the client.
• Describing the test process with this test oracle.
• Performing the first initial tests.
• Describing the load test en perform the initial load test.
• Train the intended tester in using and maintaining the tests


Industry: Oil and Gas
Location: The hague
Startdate: Asap
Duration: Undefined
Working hours: 40 per week
Rate: market conform

Knowledge and required experience
_ MS Access
- To set up this system a solid knowledge of testing and MS-Access (programming, databases development, etc) is needed.

At least 5 years experience in:
- Resource Management
- Client Server Expert
- Planning and Organising
- Business Modeling
- Business Process Reengineering
- SAP Applications
- Oral Communication
- Customer Service
- Consultant

Right, so you need a tester who doesn’t have to know anything about testing, in fact it’s probably better if he doesn’t, since you’ve decided you’re going to use access for your ‘Test oracle’ when a proper testing expert might be able to think of something more suitable and you want him to have 5 years experience in talking tulipe.

With hiring policies like this, is it any wonder so many IT projects fail?

[darmstadt]

• Creating a test oracle with MS Access (designing and programming). This test oracle holds all Account/Unit/Flow information and expected outcome of the several processes and reports needed for testing the reconsolidation process of the client.

Is a 'test oracle' any relation to a 'test guru' or 'test sage'?

[Mich the Tester]

Is a 'test oracle' any relation to a 'test guru' or 'test sage'?

No. It's basically a means of comparing output to expected output. I suspect the recruiter doesn't know this.

[Pondlife]

Industry: Oil and Gas
Location: The hague

If it's who I think it is, JFDI!

[Mich the Tester]

Industry: Oil and Gas
Location: The hague

If it's who I think it is, JFDI!

I'm not available right now, but I guess I'd go and bluff it. I've got an old access DB from an earlier project that I could install there and then fall asleep.

[leeperry]

No. It's basically a means of comparing output to expected output. I suspect the recruiter doesn't know this.

So it's nothing to do with Oracle the db then?

[Mich the Tester]

So it's nothing to do with Oracle the db then?

No, but I've seen Oracle DBs used as test oracles. Trouble is, any part of a test that's automated is unlikely to be any more, and is probably less reliable than the app you're testing, seeing as;
1 it has to be programmed
2 testers are usually crap programmers

[expat]

No. It's basically a means of comparing output to expected output. I suspect the recruiter doesn't know this.

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