Shameless plug alert!
Dale Emery and I are offering the 3-day Agile Testing Series of classes in Pleasanton, CA on April 22 – 24, 2009, and in Portland, OR on April 28 – 30, 2009.
We’ve structured the three days as a la carte offerings. You can take one, two, or all three days.
- Day 1 is “Adapting to Agile,” also known as The WordCount Simulation.
- Day 2 is “Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD) in Practice”
- Day 3 is “Exploratory Testing in an Agile Context”
We have discounted pricing right now: early bird pricing is just $499/day instead of the usual $599. In addition, if you register 2 or more people for the same class simultaneously, you can take advantage of our 20% group discount. And we’re offering a “Buy 3 get 1 free” Guest Pass offer where if you buy the whole series, you’ll get a Guest Pass to give to a friend or colleague so they can join in the fun (some restrictions apply, see terms and conditions for details).
And if that’s not enough, I’ve created a limited coupon offer for my blog readers. The first 5 people who register for each class using the coupon code “testobsessed” will receive an extra 10% discount on the class fee.
Certification becomes a keyword in the HR resume search databases. If you don’t have it. You won’t work. Experience and ability doesn’t matter once a label exists for easy elimination amoung the 100 applicants for every job. We live in a period of ever increasing labor surplus. Either network, so you can rely on a hiring manager, or if you must go through HR, have the certifications no matter how stupid they are.