API Testing: Why It's Important for You

One of our most popular AT*Micro credentials is API Testing. So what exactly is it and why is it important to know?

Knowing how to test APIs is an essential skill for the modern-day software tester. Mobile and web applications use data continuously and share it between applications. This increases the complexity of your role as a software tester. It also 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.

Watch our free introductory webinar on API testing. If API testing interests you, our AT*Learn™ software testing training area has a module on API testing – plus 9 other testing areas – for just $7.99 per month. 

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.

Find Qualified Software Testers Quickly

Software quality demands have never been greater, but finding the perfect match between employers and software testers can be difficult. The new AT*Work™ software testing directory makes it easy. 

AT*Work lets employers search for certified and credentialed software testers using the following self-reported criteria:

• Testing Areas
• Scripting/Programming Languages
• Test Tools
• Domains

Software testers meeting the criteria are sorted based on their Testing Tiers® ranking and shown with a self-reported rating of experience for each item.

American employers will especially appreciate that all software testers in AT*Work™ have demonstrated their commitment to communicating well in American English because they have passed the official American English exams from ASTQB – ISTQB in the U.S. – and AT*SQA.

For testers seeking job opportunities, the AT*Work directory provides a platform to showcase their talents and connect with prospective employers. Creating a profile is simple and intuitive, allowing testers to highlight their skills and demonstrate their proficiency in various software testing areas. Learn how to appear in the AT*Work directory.

The AT*Work software testing directory is the easy way for employers to find certified and credentialed testers with specific skills, knowledge, and experience. Learn more or search now. 

Are You on the List? What is Your Level?

As a professional on the Official U.S. List of Certified & Credentialed Software Testers™, you have shown your commitment to working efficiently with U.S. companies and their software development teams by:

• Demonstrating your American English ability through the exam registration process
• Passing AT*SQA's official American English version of your certification exam
• Building your level in the Testing Tiers® software tester rankings