Thursday, July 16, 2009

PMP Certification Exam Tips #1

My first tip for taking and passing the PMP certification test is very simple. Relax!

I wasn't relaxed when I started the test. I got to the Prometrics office after going over the 42 process groups and knowledge area mappings chart and going over the formulas one last time. I just wanted to sit down and start. Once I emptied my pockets, locked my things up in the small lockers they provided and pulled out my pants pockets to show them that I didn't have anything on me, I sat down at the test computer. After I got through the introduction, I was ready to start in a very big way.

The first 50 questions or so seemed incredibly challenging and difficult. I wasn't sure if this was going to be the way it was for the entire test but I was discouraged. Once the initial shock of how hard the test was passed, I eased into the test and found the next 100 or so questions fairly straightforward and I found that I was well ahead on time. Once I completed the test, I went back over the marked questions and answered those as best I could and I decided to go back over the questions "one more time!"

The second pass was much more straightforward and my thoughts of the first 50 being extremely challenging dissipated. This brought me to the realization that the questions actually were not that hard. It was my anxiety and tension that made the questions seemed harder than they should.

So my advice to you is to relax and know that you will do well on the test. Think positive thoughts and relax!

You can do it!

Ambrose

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