{"id":9205,"date":"2025-07-29T10:25:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T04:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=9205"},"modified":"2025-07-29T10:33:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T05:03:57","slug":"initial-days-of-my-career-in-qa-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/initial-days-of-my-career-in-qa-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Initial Days of My Career in QA Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have recently joined Phoenix Solutions as a Junior Software Engineer in the QA team. I have skills mostly focusing on the developer side but I was enthusiastic for starting my career as a tester. I just know the basics of testing. So in this blog, I’ll outline the obstacles that I have faced during my training as well as after onboarding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Main Obstacles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Locator Errors<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The main challenge which I faced during initial days of my training is to find unique locators. Though I thought it\u2019s easy to copy paste XPath by inspecting the page. But NO!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Elements inside the drop down wouldn’t get selected<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • I was using XPath for everything<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Not exactly sure where to use get_by_role<\/code> and get_by_text<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Fixes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • Started working with npx playwright codegen<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Learned where to use what (ex: where to use get_by_role<\/code> and get_by_text<\/code>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Started debugging with Playwright Inspector<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • While updating the script with accurate locators, ChatGPT really helped (TBH)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      \n\n\n\n

      Writing My First POM (Page Object Model)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      Initially I just dumped the whole code in a single folder which looked like a real mess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Problems:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Repeating same code for multiple modules<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • When something changed in the UI, I had to change everything in multiple places<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Fixes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \n
        • Created individual files for every module<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Used constructors for defining locators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          This helped me structure the code in a clear way and also with reusability. Still not perfect but better than before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \n\n\n\n

          Allure Report – Setup Struggles<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

          Problems:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          1. Installed Allure CLI but initially allure<\/code> command wasn\u2019t recognized<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. After generating the results folder, I didn’t know how exactly I should view the report<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          3. Even after giving the exact command to open HTML report, it didn\u2019t open initially<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Fixes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \n
            1. Adding Allure to the proper path<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. Used pytest --alluredir=allure-results<\/code> and allure serve allure-results<\/code> for accurate results<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              Finally saw clear logs and screenshots in the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \n\n\n\n

              Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              As a fresher, everything felt confusing at first \u2014 from just clicking a button using the right locator to figuring out why my tests were breaking for no reason. But step by step, I started learning the basics like locators, then moved to better practices like POM, and finally set up Allure reports to see everything clearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              It wasn\u2019t perfect, and I made a lot of small mistakes. But I learned something new from each one. I’m still learning, but I feel much more confident now than when I started. Even one small fix is making me feel even more confident. Long way to go but I’m not scared anymore.
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