Career opportunities for software testers

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Software Tester
Job ID: 2004-09-01-02
Responsibilities:
Testing the functionality and usability of M-Tech software products.
Qualifications:
A successful candidate must:
Have strong Unix skills.
Be familiar with Windows NT and 2000 server administration.
Have experience with deploying web applications.
Understand TCP/IP networking, HTTP(S) and HTML.
Have strong verbal and written communication skills. Experience with PERL will be an asset.
Familiarity with the following will be an asset:
Windows 2000 Active Directory.
Novell NetWare NDS.
At least one SQL-based DBMS server.
IIS and Apache.

and very different ad:

Junior Tester<<<
A large international consultancy are seeking a number of testers with a minimum of 6 months experience. Applicants will have a passion for testing and be looking to further themselves in a long term testing career. This opportunity offers full training where required ,excellent career progression and the opportunity to work with established blue chip companies. ;)

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