How to Get Test Subjects

It's not always easy to identify test subjects, but here are some effective ways to find the right people. One way is for the tester to ask the client for a random set of potential users. This is useful when the intended user population is highly specialized and it would be difficult (if not impossible) to get the right subjects any other way. So, if we were testing an application for airline flight attendants, we could simply ask the airline about the demographics of the flight attendant population, and then select a sample from it.

Another way to get subjects is to use a professional recruiter. Usually these people recruit for focus groups, but they can be asked to recruit for what would be considered one-on-one interviews. ...

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