Don’t Be Scammed By Misleading Bootcamps, Courses, And Universities

The Test Lead
6 min readJan 2, 2024

There are many different ways to learn the QA Software testing skillset for both Manual and Automation QA. There are also different options to fit different people’s budgets which is actually really amazing. Which option you choose and how much you are willing to invest in the skillset is up to you.

However when people want you to pay for their learning, they may sometimes be misleading to get you to pick them. This article will break down things to look for to make sure you don’t get mislead. When you are not as knowledgeable in a field or you are very desperate, unfortunately people may try to take advantage of you.

I myself offer my own courses on my website, but will tell anyone that they can learn everything themselves for free on the internet. Courses, Bootcamps, and universities just give you more structure in your learning and depending on your learning style, they may be more beneficial. So no matter how good the sales pitch or who suggested it, make sure you are doing your own research before investing your hard earned money.

Starting Salaries

I get emailed all the time about if it someone can really make 6 figures($100k) as a beginner. I then reply, “well where did you hear this information from, and was it part of their sales…

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