CV Software Tester

For Software Tester, what matters in a CV is less the number of keywords than the order and concreteness. These focus points put a CV for this position ahead of others.

What Matters

• ISTQB level and year
• Honestly state the ratio of manual to automated testing
• Domain knowledge, such as banking or medical devices

These Technical Points Belong In It

• ISTQB Foundation Level is effectively a ticket of entry in Switzerland
• Test case design and risk-based testing
• Test automation with Selenium, Playwright or Cypress
• Defect analysis and precise bug reports
• Basic knowledge of at least one programming language

Typical Education Path

• IT Specialist EFZ
• BSc Computer Science FH
• ISTQB Certified Tester