Screenshot of the "This Week in Testing" podcast episode titled "Don't worry! I'm a Tester Ep 94," released on June 13, 2025. The cover art features neon-colored planets and a microphone on a brick background with the text “This Week in Testing” and “ministryoftesting.com.” The episode discusses how testers make progress even while still learning. Hosts Simon Tomes and Judy Mosley are joined by Mariem Safi, Preeti Gupta, and Emily O'Connor to share personal stories about testing, catching bugs, and improving software quality. Options to play the episode or listen via Apple or Spotify are shown.
I love podcasts. I've had the privilege of being on a few of them. Today was my first day co-hosting one! I was nervous, for sure, but on...
A landscape image with a long exposure of vehicle lights on a bend in the road heading towards mountains and the starry night sky.
In January 2024, I embarked not only on my first job in a new career, but also on a level 4 apprenticeship as a Quality Engineer. Fast f...
Man smiling in front of Titanic Hotel Sign.
Attending my first Test Bash 2023 in Liverpool Titanic Hotel
A collage of positive community messages with a dark theme and purple space-themed background. Four users express excitement about receiving or giving "stars" in a digital community. Lisa Crispin says, "I love the stars too!" with emoji reactions including 💯 and ❤️. Mariem Safi comments, "I remember my feeling when I got my first star!" with a heart-eyes emoji. Elisse C says, "Got me my first stars this week! 🌟 thank you ❤️" with several emoji reactions like ❤️, 🥂, and 👏. Michael Close states, "You are all stars" with ❤️ and 💗 emoji reactions. A cute cartoon bug and a rubber duck with a British flag are included as decorative elements.
Judy Mosely mentioned on TWiT how she loves the community stars. Others chimed in giving our Community Stars (algorithm) much love. ...
photo of Space Segaull on the beach:)
I'm listening to TWiT live and it's reminded me to post a memory about my week in testing (MWiT) 1️⃣ I'll start with something Judy sa...
Certificate of Achievement awarded to Rosie Sherry for successfully achieving the MoT Community Certificate. Awarded on 12 June, 2025. Certificate number: MoT-CC-rs404tbbuGMOt200. Signed by Simon Tomes, Community Lead, Ministry of Testing logo displayed at the bottom right.
I finally got my Community Certificate and Simon gave me a special certificate number. 🤭 Can you decode it?
Testing in Style: Hat Edition
I found this pic from the memories of TestBash 2024. I and Christine having great talk about Quality keeping the Hat Mode Activated
The image contains two side by side print screens of my Ministry of Testing profile with a series of mis-matches so that people can play the game "spot the difference".

There are 12 differences in the image:
1. On the left hand side, the "follow" button has been changed from sentence casing (Follow) to uppercase (FOLLOW).
2. On the left hand side, my social link is Bluesky, changed from LinkedIn.
3. On the left hand side, the verification icon is a lighter shade of purple.
4. On the left hand side, the interest "bugs" is a lighter shade of purple.
5. On the left hand side, the achievements counter (16) is a lighter shade of purple.
6. On the left hand side, the announcement introduces the Software Testing Essentials Certificate compared to the right hand side which introduces the Software Quality Engineering Certificate.
7. On the left hand side, I renamed Episode 92 of TWIT.
8. On the right hand side, I renamed my interest from "processes" to "process".
9. On the right hand side, I have a different studio studio ghibli style profile picture of me at Brighton beach in my MoT hat.
10. On the right hand side, the two TestBash badges have switched places.
11. On the right hand side, I have increased the number of community stars I have to 63.
12. On the right hand side I lowered the number of followers I have to -4.
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
My Ministry of Testing profile has changed shape a lot over the last few months; I've earnt more community stars, become a professional m...
TestBash Brighton 2025 session: “How to make your work – and achievements – more visible” by Cassandra H. Leung. This talk helps testing professionals understand the importance of visibility at work. It covers how to showcase your own impact, highlight team success, and promote quality leadership. Attendees will leave with practical strategies, including how to build a brag board. Keywords: Cassandra H. Leung, work visibility, software testing recognition, TestBash Brighton 2025, quality leadership, making work visible, Ministry of Testing, brag board, QA achievements.
Cassandra H. Leung helps you make your work, and your wins, more visible. Learn how to share your impact, highlight team success, and ...
kulas
I’m coming from Okotoks, Alberta, Canada I am Director for Software Quality Engineering at Sun Life Financial in Canada I’d love to...
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Screenshot of a leaderboard from an online game titled "MoT Tunes," where community members share music they test software by. The game consists of 5 rounds with 1 song per round and currently has 10 out of 25 players. Under the "Standings" tab, the top four players are listed:
1. Mariem Safi – 45 points (1st place)
2. Gary Hawkes – 41 points (2nd place)
3. Cheese Lord – 36 points (3rd place)
4. mamaNeeds... – 25 points (4th place)
Player avatars and icons (like gold, silver, and bronze trophies) accompany each name.
Judy Mosley recently launched MoT Music League..I joined her an I enjoyed it A LOT! We submitted songs, we shared what we like and we...
An image of a white tshirt with two bugs giving eachother a high five
I'm so famous they made a tshirt of me! <a href="https://store.ministryoftesting.com/products/unisex-classic-tee" rel="noopene...
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