Software Testing: Easy to take up, hard to master

This week I started to interview new testers for the company I work for and wonder about what makes a great tester. I have thought this before but now more than ever I realized that very big part of our job is quite easy, any person who has little logical thinking can do much of our tasks. I mean it doesnt take much to try different inputs and etc. Testers often like to think that they are very important but the reality is that testers are often seen as the easiest person to replace. So it got me thinking is it really that easy ? Well who has even little experience in testing should know that it is not so, there are great testers, even amazing testers out there who think of things that very few people can think of. Often it result of talent, hard work and motivation but does that mean there is no clear path to master this proffession for any person ? Well the answer is no, I mean to master any proffession you dont need most the right kind of experience but most of all you need the right kind of personality. The personaliti is what defines us, it defines how we react to different problems and tasks. A smart person can do reasonably well most of the jobs there are out there, but to be amazing in something needs talent and talent is nothing more than the right combination of personality traits. Ofcourse it is important to think how you groom(teach) the right person to be great tester, but in my opinion it is even more important to find the right base(person) for the potential greatness first. We can never teach anyone to be great tester because you need to love the thing you do and to love something it needs to match your personality. Further on even in the same proffession different projects need different kind of personality. I think it is a important realisation to have, we look too much the experience and etc at the moment, ofcourse it is important but a person with a little less experience but with a lot more motivation and talent could run circles around person who is not motivated. So I dont think there is one right path for being a great tester, like there is not for most proffessions. My opinion is we should look more the person and less the CV, both are important but right now the balance is too much to the CV.