ASQ might accept your work history. I seem to recall that I had submitted something from my employer's HR department when I applied for my first exam (back in the Stone Age), but I doubt they would do a check (or ask for more info) unless there was some other potential red flag... I was always under the impression that ASQ didn't want people applying that were likely to simply fail the exams due to professional immaturity.
If there is an additional (mostly harmless) gatekeeping reason behind the requirement, it could be that because ASQ does salary/career related surveys, they want to have some idea of who is opting to join based on their backgrounds.