STLC
Also written as Software Testing Life Cycle, Testing Life Cycle
The stages a testing effort goes through: understanding requirements, planning, writing test cases, setting up the test environment, running tests, and closing with a report. A staple of QA interviews in India.
Think of it like
The stages of a building inspection: read the plans, plan the visit, make the checklist, inspect, then file the report.
Junior or senior?
Almost every QA candidate can recite the stages, so reciting proves little.
Senior sounds like
Can say which stage usually broke down on their project and what they changed.
Ask them
“Which stage of testing usually got squeezed on your projects, and what did that cost?”
Reading STLC on a resume
- Table-stakes
- Most people in this field list STLC, so its presence tells you little, and opening a screen with it can make the call sound junior. Ask what they built with it instead.
Sourcing for STLC
Every way it's written
("STLC" OR "Software Testing Life Cycle" OR "Testing Life Cycle")Paste into LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri or your ATS. Combine with a job title and location.