How important is it to have an ISTQB certificate?

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Permalink Reply by kotla lakshmi kanth reddy on July 3, 2012 at 5:14pm

 Hi Jessica Raymond,,,check this link to know the importance of ISTQB...

                                  www.riceconsulting.com/library/CTFL.pdf.

                            

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Permalink Reply by Jessica Raymond on July 3, 2012 at 5:17pm

Many thanks Kotla for the response. What I am looking for is testers only personal views and how it has helped them/not helped them.

I want to know what you guys think :)

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Permalink Reply by Savita Munde on July 4, 2012 at 3:34pm

First of all your question is not clear.

I would not prefer ISTQB certificate because that does not add any value to tester's career. Instead of that I would prefer to learn test techniques and focus on my testing skills.

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Permalink Reply by Jessica Raymond on July 4, 2012 at 3:37pm

Hi Savita,

It is clear. It means what it says... How important is it to have an ISTQB certificate. You have responded to it as I want individuals to.

I agree it is about test techniques and keeping up to date with technology. As a former test recruiter, I do also believe there is benefits to have the qualification as many employees do look at is as they then know the tester is at a certain standard.

There is no wrong or write answer to this.

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Permalink Reply by Ajay Pardhi on July 4, 2012 at 5:35pm

Certification Can only short list your CV.

Coming to company point of view

showing to clients we have so n so number of ISTQB Testers like that...

no other advantages i think sooooo..

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Permalink Reply by Siddiq on July 6, 2012 at 9:01am

useless

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Permalink Reply by Jessica Raymond on July 9, 2012 at 1:26pm

What would you say is useless Siddiq?

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Permalink Reply by Sajeda Momin on July 9, 2012 at 11:00am

if u have good experiance in software testing...i dont think so u need any certification.

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Permalink Reply by Jessica Raymond on July 9, 2012 at 1:26pm

Would you say it is therefore important to keep your testing knowledge up to date as often as you can?

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Permalink Reply by Sajeda Momin on July 9, 2012 at 1:51pm

yes jessica.just up to date your knowledge. sometime they issue repeated question paper for examination.

in company they ill see your experience and knowledge, hardly your certification.

knowledge and experience is enough for that...All d Best...

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Permalink Reply by Rahuf S on July 13, 2012 at 8:49pm

I found the same question in http://www.facebook.com/?sk=question&id=369457939788799&pos... lets try a poll with all our testing friends. I would request everyone who reads this post to answer the question and lets see what people (testers) think.

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Permalink Reply by Behbood Hussain on July 19, 2012 at 8:56am

This is a prime example of is a "glass half-empty" or is the "glass half-full"?

There are going to be mixed reviews depending on who you talk to Jessica... ISTQB might have worked for someone, while it may have not seemed to do anything for others...

If I were a tester starting my career in the field of QA, then I probably would rate ISTQB as one of the premier certifications in the market and something that I would consider doing...

However, if I am an experienced tester with a few years of industry experience under my belt, then I probably would resort to other certifications that are possibly at an advanced level. Or I could choose to polish my Project Management skills... 

Some employers look for industry certifications and value them because it gives them a comfort level on the profile of the individual. Like you said in one of your posts below, there's no right or wrong answer to this... When in doubt, always do it because you never know when you might need it....

Cheers.!

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