RFPs for Software Testing: Protect Yourself

Protect yourself and your company by adding this requirement to your software testing RFP: "The testers involved in this project must appear on the Official U.S. List of Certified & Credentialed Software Testers at https://atsqa.org/certified-testers."

This requirement improves the effectiveness of your RFP through:

• Enhanced Communication: Ensuring testers are proficient in American English facilitates better communication, quality documentation, and improved collaboration.
• Skill Standardization: Maintaining a standard level of skills and knowledge among testers ensures consistent, high-quality work.
• Quality Assurance: Testers on the certified list have passed at least one rigorous exam, predicting higher quality outcomes based on their ability to perform under pressure.
• Trust and Reliability: Choosing certified and credentialed software testers builds greater trust and reliability, thanks to recognition by a globally recognized leader in testing certification.
• Efficient Vendor Assessment: A simplified vendor assessment process saves time and makes it easier to shortlist qualified candidates.
• Expertise Verification: Better than mere claims of knowledge, testers on this list have a credible confirmation of what they know.
• Legal and Compliance Benefits: Working with certified professionals may aid in meeting legal or compliance requirements.
• Stakeholder Confidence: Using certified testers boosts confidence among stakeholders, including clients and partners, by demonstrating adherence to industry-standard best practices.

Protect yourself and your company. Make sure your RFPs require that the testers involved in your project appear on the Official U.S. List of Certified & Credentialed Software Testers at https://atsqa.org/certified-testers.

Build Your Career With API Testing Knowledge

API testing is critical for organizations and great for testers' careers. Without APIs, most modern mobile and web applications cannot function. APIs are the bridge to functionality delivered by services and microservices, making API testing vital for ensuring application functionality, security, performance, and interoperability.

AT*SQA offers three API Testing Micro-Credentials that are designed to build your knowledge and your career:

1. API Testing: Introduction and Testing Planning and Design (this replaces the original API Testing Micro-Credential, so if you have already earned that, you can skip this new version)
2. API Testing: REST API, gRPC, and graphQL
3. API Testing: Environments, Tools, and Future Proofing

If you earn the entire AT*SkillStack™ for API Testing, you will also receive the AT*SQA API Testing Certification at no additional charge! When you earn all three API Testing Micro-Credentials in our AT*SkillStack™, contact the AT*SQA support team to request the AT*SQA API Testing Certification. This is also a great way to build your Testing Tiers® level!

Normally $59, the API Testing micro-credentials are just $49 for a limited time. That includes up to two attempts at the exam.

Our AT*Learn training is just $7.99 monthly, and it includes modules for all the new API Testing micro-credentials and 10+ other software testing micro-credentials!

Why Should You Get Your Testing Certifications and Credentials Through AT*SQA?

1. It can help you get jobs with American companies. American companies and governmental organizations want to know you have your ISTQB certifications through AT*SQA. That's why they search the AT*Work™ List of Testers for Hire when they need to fill positions. Why? Because it shows your commitment to working in American English with the rest of their team. Plus, as your Testing Tiers® level increases, your value to companies increases because they see you have more testing knowledge and skills.
    
2. It could help your company get contracts with U.S. companies. Your inclusion on the Official U.S. List of Certified and Credentialed Software Testers™ is a bonus for your company, too. When they employ a tester on the Official U.S. List, it also makes them more appealing to U.S. companies who are looking for testing partners. 
    
3. You gain more exposure every day. AT*SQA and ASTQB continually publicize the value of hiring individuals ranked through Testing Tiers® in the Official U.S. List of Certified and Credentialed Software Testers™, and our ads have been seen more than 50 million times. That makes you more valuable to employers every day!