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Certified Selenium Professional — Worth It in 1970?

The Certified Selenium Professional cert is heavily marketed in India and the Middle East. Here's an unbiased look at what you actually get and three alternatives that move the hiring needle more.

Last updated: June 1970

What it covers

Selenium WebDriver fundamentals, TestNG, Page Object Model, Maven, basic CI. Most curricula stop short of Selenium Grid 4 or BiDi.

Recruiter perception

Mixed. A GitHub portfolio with a real Selenium framework + 2-3 blog posts usually outweighs the certificate in 2026 hiring loops.

Better alternatives

ISTQB Foundation (cheaper, more recognized), AWS Cloud Practitioner (broader signal), or a real open-source Selenium framework on GitHub with 100+ tests.

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