[ThrowawayR2]

ISTQB/ASTQB's definitions and teachings aren't commonly agreed on by the testing profession, at least in North America, and their certification isn't seen as being of any particular value. I hear they're held in higher regard in Europe and elsewhere.

[philk10]

A lot of people took it so they could put it on their CV/resume and get past the job filters, consultancies got their testers to do it so they could get past client filters ( from my experience when I was working in the UK)