Public v Private Sector - Making the transition

[bless 'em all]

I know plenty of testers who have the advanced certs in testing yet due to my experience I'm a fair way ahead of them fortunately

The fact that you can pick up Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced ISTQB in software testing without having to have ever tested software is one example.

Not having the foundation level cert is often a deal-breaker, but can anyone really say that what this cert covers is of any value to someone actually doing the job?

The only people who ever refer to it are the agents/numpties who write job specs for things they know nothing about.

"Must understand the application of IEEE829".

[The Spartan]

"Must understand the application of IEEE829".

Yes that one has become quite popular of late, makes me chuckle when I see it in adverts