Should I Become A QA Manager(One Minute Quiz)

Alyssa Omandac

Career Quiz and Most Suitable Personality

QA Managers

QA Managers QA managers are responsible for managing the quality assurance process at various companies. They work to create quality assurance procedures and they direct things as necessary to deliver the best outcomes.

Salary
$81000
Education
Bachelor's degree
Personality



Find a job you love and you will never work a day in your life.Confucius

Table of contents
  1. Career Quiz
  2. Suitable Personality Type
  3. Pros and Cons

Career Quiz

In this career quiz, there are 8-10 questions that will give you a pretty good perspective on whether this career is right for you.

There are 3 answers to each question: Dislike, Maybe, and Like.

Answer “Like / Yes” if you tell yourself “Yes! I would love do this” or “Yeah, I’m that type of person”.
Answer “Okay / Maybe” if you tell yourself “Umm…I think I will be okay with that”.
Answer “Dislike / No” if you tell yourself “Ugh…Sounds boring” or “No way!”.

Ready? Let’s start!

Question Yes Maybe No
Are you good at analyzing detailed data sheets and gleaning information from them?
Do you like being tasked with keeping detailed records?
Do you have the elite communications skills that are necessary to work with other professionals as a QA manager?
Are you interested in leading others and coordinating with them to enact important quality control changes?
Will working long hours as a QA manager be a problem for you?
Are you capable of thinking outside the box to help come up with solutions to quality control issues?
Are you willing to continue to educate yourself so that you can advance as a QA manager?
Will you be able to handle having to work with many people to ensure that quality control standards are being met?

Your Results

Done?

Now count how many points you have.

Dislike = 0 point
Okay = 1 point
Like = 2 points

After you’re done counting your points. Click below to view your results.


Suitable Personality Type

The Leader

People with this personality likes to start and work on projects. They also like leading people and making many decisions. You can read more about these career personality types here.

To succeed as a QA manager, you’re going to need to be able to pay attention to the details. It’s important to be able to analyze data and glean the right information to make improvements. Communication skills are imperative as well since communicating with others in the company is a must.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Earning a Good Salary

Even the starting salary for a QA manager is quite good, and you have the potential to make more money over time. Those who are looking for potentially lucrative careers will find becoming a QA manager a compelling option.

Getting to Work Indoors

Getting to work indoors in a temperature-controlled environment is nice. Most QA managers will spend a lot of time in an office setting looking at production data.

Learning to Become a QA Manager Doesn’t Take Long

Learning to become a QA manager shouldn’t take that long. You can become a QA manager with only an associate’s degree, but most successful QA managers earn at least a bachelor’s degree in quality assurance or manufacturing management.

Cons

You Take on Many Responsibilities

QA managers are tasked with handling quite a few things, and they also have to coordinate with many departments in a company. This means that you’ll always have a lot to do, and this can lead to quite a bit of stress.

There Is Potential for Long Work Hours

It’s very possible that you might need to work long hours as a QA manager. This is especially true when you’re overseeing quality control changes or when issues occur that cause the company problems.

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