qualification

Clarifications

The best software testers are the ones who tell you EVERYTHING that was happening up to the point of the error.

You have to have a similar skill-set to that of software programmers/developers. What is more important though is patience and attention to detail. During the course of testing software, much of your efforts will not yield results.

The biggest challenge of being a software tester is not to do with technical skills but people skills. You're often in direct contention with developers who tend to assume that you, as a tester, do not understand the software issues and technology as well as they do.