Six years ago Sergej passed Foundation Level "to see what the fuss was about". Today he holds eleven ISTQB® certifications spanning Foundation, Advanced and a stack of Specialist tracks.
We asked him three questions.
What's the one you tell everyone to take? Foundation Level. "It's not the hardest, but it shifts how you talk about testing. Everything after that builds on it."
Where did you lose the most time? Trying to cram two Advanced tracks in the same month. "Pick one, finish it, breathe, then pick the next. Burnout costs more than retake fees."
What would you skip? "Honestly, none of them — but I'd reorder. Take a Specialist between Advanced tracks. It keeps the pace varied and the brain fresh."
If you want to share your own certification journey, write to us at info@istqb.lt — we'd love to feature it.
