Simon Tomes | Activities
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The evolution of a hiring manager
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The evolution of a hiring manager
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What we should have been hiring for all along
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What’s a red flag for hiring a software tester?
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What’s a red flag for hiring a software tester?
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We also take a look at some green flags
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What’s a red flag for hiring a software tester?
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What’s a red flag for hiring a software tester?
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Write about something you’re enjoying right now
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It was a nice experiment to organise London Chapter gathering differently
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Also, prompt your way to MoTaCon 🖖
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The write way towards professional development
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The write way towards professional development
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The write way towards professional development
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The write way towards professional development
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Thanks for upgrading to a professional membership. Enjoy!
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Very much enjoyed recording a Call for Insights with you. Thanks for all the reflections and advice on creativity, collaboration and finding joy, plus more! It was an uplifting convo. 😃
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The Self Machine
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It's very easy today to create your own letter requesting budget approval for MoTaCon!And we made it even easier for you: here's a great prompt for you to use!
I am a [Quality Engineer].I'd like to...
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Create your own MoTaCon budget approval letter with a prompt
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Create your own MoTaCon budget approval letter with a prompt
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The Self Machine
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The Self Machine
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Cristina shares a handy reflection of how we might refer to AI tooling.Watch the full convo: The soft skills shift everything. Are we trading soft skills for AI fluency?
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Cristina shares a handy reflection of how we might refer to AI tooling.Watch the full convo: The soft skills shift everything. Are we trading soft skills for AI fluency?
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Zero days
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A human tech community
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I was absolutely right! But no one listened - Ep 133
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It was a nice experiment to organise London Chapter gathering differently
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I was absolutely right! But no one listened - Ep 133
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I was absolutely right! But no one listened - Ep 133
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I was absolutely right! But no one listened - Ep 133
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I was absolutely right! But no one listened - Ep 133
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I was absolutely right! But no one listened - Ep 133
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I was absolutely right! But no one listened - Ep 133
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A lively chat about influence without authority, from asking better questions and telling clearer risk stories to navigating stakeholders, careers, and community visibility.
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I was absolutely right! But no one listened - Ep 133
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I was absolutely right! But no one listened - Ep 133
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I was absolutely right! But no one listened - Ep 133
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I was absolutely right! But no one listened - Ep 133
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I was absolutely right! But no one listened - Ep 133
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I was absolutely right! But no one listened - Ep 133
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A human tech community
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Write about something that annoys or frustrates you
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It was a nice experiment to organise London Chapter gathering differently
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This is what a human tech community looks like when ...
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Definitions of Zero days
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What is time blindness?
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I was absolutely right! But no one listened - Ep 133
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It was a nice experiment to organise London Chapter gathering differently
Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
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Hello, I'm Simon. Since 2003 I've had various roles in testing, tech leadership and coaching. I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity and community. 🎓 MoT-STEC qualified. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
“Thanks for making me feel so confident about myself.” | “I'm so grateful for all you do in the MoTaverse community, I learn so much as a result!” | “A simple chat with Simon in person absolutely changed everything.” | “Simon is one of the best people that I've ever met to have conversations with. He's so grounded in his way of thinking and articulates his thoughts so well and his feelings and his knowledge about community and everything.”
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