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.

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Build Your Career with API Testing Knowledge

API testing knowledge can help your career advancement. Why is that?

Mobile and web applications use data continuously and share it between applications. This increases the complexity of software quality. That makes testing API connections a critical skill in today’s professional software tester job market.

Bottom line: API testing is important to companies. That makes it important for your career.

Learn about API Testing with the free API Testing body of knowledge (syllabus). If API testing interests you, our AT*Learn™ software testing training area has a module on API testing – plus 12 other testing areas – for just $7.99 per month or $79 for one year.

Then prove your knowledge of API testing with our AT*Micro™ API testing micro-credential. When you pass any of our AT*Micro credentials, it appears on your profile in the Official U.S. List of Certified & Credentialed Software Testers™ and gives you Testing Tiers® points toward your next level.

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

Getting your software testing micro-credentials and certifications through AT*SQA is good for your career! Only AT*SQA can add you to the Official U.S. List of Certified and Credentialed Testers™, the AT*Work™ Directory of Testers for Hire, and award you Testing Tiers® points that increase your level in both lists. No matter where in the world you are, getting your credentials and certifications through AT*SQA can help you in 3 ways:

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™ Directory 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.
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.
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!

Remember, the only way to get Testing Tiers® points and appear on our Official U.S. List of Certified and Credentialed Software Testers™ is to register for your certification exam through AT*SQA.

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Exam Coming Up? Reduce Your Stress

ISTQB's new 2-camera requirement is made easier with the "System Readiness Check" that you will do before your exam day.

You can purchase your ISTQB exam voucher at any time through AT*SQA. If you are choosing an online exam, before you schedule the date and time, you will take the "System Readiness Check". This ensures your computer works with the online system. The readiness process will:

Check that your name in the exam area matches your ID
Make sure your computer has the needed software installed properly
Make sure you understand how your exam environment is to be set up properly for the exam day.

Doing the "System Readiness Check" before scheduling will some of the stress from your exam day, and it may help you to avoid rescheduling fees.

Learn how to schedule the system readiness check, and prepare for the system readiness check and your exam with our exam preparation instructions.