ISTQB – Test Manager Expert level

[Wilmslow]

Considering doing some self study and booking the exam.

Anyone done this – although not many job adverts are asking for this explicitly at present, I am starting to see this a little more often, hence considering taking it.

Got ISEB foundation, and Intermediate – breezed both fairly comfortably, but Expert level sounds like a pretty tough level – or is the name misleading?

Also got Prince2 Practitioner, and ITIL, so thinking this would be a decent compliment to the cv (for when I lose it even more with my boss and get asked to leave!)

[SimonMac]

Considering doing some self study and booking the exam.

Anyone done this – although not many job adverts are asking for this explicitly at present, I am starting to see this a little more often, hence considering taking it.

Got ISEB foundation, and Intermediate – breezed both fairly comfortably, but Expert level sounds like a pretty tough level – or is the name misleading?

Also got Prince2 Practitioner, and ITIL, so thinking this would be a decent compliment to the cv (for when I lose it even more with my boss and get asked to leave!)

You're a lowly tester? I knew there was a reason I didn't like you

[Wilmslow]

You're a lowly tester? I knew there was a reason I didn't like you

A Quality Consultant I will have you know.

I got bullied in school.

[pmeswani]

A Quality Consultant I will have you know.

I got bullied in school.

Were the bullies of a quality type? And did they approach you to test their new bullying tactics?

[The Spartan]

A Quality Consultant I will have you know.

I got bullied in school.

You're a tester lol just like me

[eek]

You've got to be careful you don't end up competing with the Bob's with multiple certificates, plenty cluelessness and no experience.

[The Spartan]

You've got to be careful you don't end up competing with the Bob's with multiple certificates, plenty cluelessness and no experience.

Spot on there, after all I only possess the ISEB Foundation and I'm getting calls about contracts a lot lately. Experience and ability with different toolsets will put you in better stead rather than papers, when I worked at confused.com we had a woman come in who had both the Foundation and Intermediate but had very little experience so we took her on as a junior.

[Wilmslow]

You've got to be careful you don't end up competing with the Bob's with multiple certificates, plenty cluelessness and no experience.

True, but, when you have the experience and lack the certificate that jobs are starting to ask for a lot more of these days, makes sense to have them.......

[The Spartan]

I'd disagree to a point as I know plenty of Test Professionals who have very little if any certifications

[AtW]

I got bullied in school.

Should have taken karate lessons and ...