Webinar — Tell Me, Why Your [Professional] Identity Matters?

 

You would have read about SmartQA and HOTS in my blog.  Every Friday a webinar with label musings brings a fresh topic consistently.  This webinar is from Ashok Thiruvengadam and the recordings are here.

One such webinar is "The Slow Drift of Professional Identity" on 9th January 2026.  As a sequel to this webinar, we from community have got an opportunity to share our thoughts.  This webinar is scheduled on 16th January 2026.  More details below.

The Slow Drift of Professional Identity

In short, this webinar reflected on,

• How important is the personal identity!
• How and when the personal identity can fade?  Why?
• Why should one have her or his identity for first and then a professional identity?
• How the current technologies, platform and expectations weigh more on past of yours than current identity?
• How and why the current identity is always under construction?
• How the job roles and description define what you are doing and your identity?
• How my yesterday's work and value reflect on my today's and future growth?

If observed closely, we all are navigating through this since we started our career.  And, we will be navigating through this puzzle of identity and professional identity.

Identity and professional identity matters!

The Slow Drift of Professional Identity - Voices From The Community

I'm happy for having this opportunity from Ashok.  

I'm delighted for having a space to sit and listen the thoughts and experiences of Catherine and Sandeep.  Knowing Sandeep and Catherine from close quarters, I'm grateful to get a chair to sit beside them as a co-speaker from the community.

In this webinar, we three will be sharing our learning, experiences and hard learned lessons from our career and practices.  Ashok will be moderating the discussions.  

I do not want to share more on what you will have here.  Come, experience, ask and co-learn together.

Here are the details of this webinar.

• Date: 16th January 2025
• Time: 12:00 PM IST to 12:30 PM IST [30 minutes]
• Mode: Online
• Joining URL: https://live.zoho.in/fxcc-wug-yra
• About Webinar:
•  https://www.linkedin.com/events/theslowdriftofprofessionalident7416350892360249345/

Details of Webinar -- The Slow Drift of Professional Identity - Voices From The community

I thank Ashok Thiruvengadam for giving me this opportunity, space and time in his webinar; thereby, letting me to co-speak together with Catherine and Sandeep who are committed and building their professional identity consistently.

The Test Chat: The Tester Of The Year 2025 Recognition

 

To,

The Test Chat

I wish you a healthy and happy prosperous year 2025.  Let all your aspirations come true! 

I went into silence for a couple of hours on reading and knowing I have got this recognition and appreciation.  I did not know to respond.  I'm humbled and touched.  Respects!

Thanks for this recognition and appreciation.  It feels good!  This makes my 2026 start with a bliss.

I have to share this,

• I'm learning by listening and observing to everyone in The Test Chat community.
• This is helping me to be consistent in the efforts to improvise my practice each day.
• Hence, I owe this recognition and share with you all in The Test Chat community.
• I could share a bit because you all are sharing what you are having in full for us in the community.
• I owe a share to my seniors and peers whom I observe.

Such community recognition and appreciation come with added responsibilities and accountability.  Now, this has made to look upon myself much closely on how I conduct, communicate, unlearn, learn, practice and share with the communities and fellow testers.

I'm grateful for The Test Chat community.  Gratitude! 🙏

Thanks!
Ravisuriya

01st January 2026

The Test Chat's Tester Of The Year 2025

Recognition and Appreciation