I attempted the SEC555 and FOR500, both out of my own pocket each costing me years of saving up for them, using indexes from two people smarter than myself, as well as my own and also the books, and barely scored 70% on both tests.
I have ADHD and had focus issues attending a course for both subjects, and i made sure I studied for both hard as fuck, and still failed them at below 80% cutoff requirements for the certs.
Have you had success with other certs in the past?
I know some people have poor test taking skills, which can make these tests harder. A old friend of mine took 3 tries to get CISSP.
If you’ve had success in the past, then maybe these exams are just giving you issues. But you mentioned attention/focus issues.
If your ADHD isn’t treated, first step is to go see a dr. Then you should be able to attend all the classes without skipping.
You could just not be a great test taker because of . Getting your mental health treated and being stable will help you with keeping focus during the test too.
You also need to understand that many of these cert exams ask questions and expect specific answers solely based on the materials taught. This means you must forget any of your other experiences and knowledge when takes these tests.
Certifications are like gate keeping. Some are more difficult so they keep “prestige” because the less people that can earn it means it carries more weight. Usually the marketing is something like “get this cert so you can prove x amount of knowledge”. And that’s not really the mindset you need going into the test - that’s just marketing.
BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 6 months ago
I attempted the SEC555 and FOR500, both out of my own pocket each costing me years of saving up for them, using indexes from two people smarter than myself, as well as my own and also the books, and barely scored 70% on both tests.
I have ADHD and had focus issues attending a course for both subjects, and i made sure I studied for both hard as fuck, and still failed them at below 80% cutoff requirements for the certs.
PaddleMaster@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Have you had success with other certs in the past?
I know some people have poor test taking skills, which can make these tests harder. A old friend of mine took 3 tries to get CISSP.
If you’ve had success in the past, then maybe these exams are just giving you issues. But you mentioned attention/focus issues.
If your ADHD isn’t treated, first step is to go see a dr. Then you should be able to attend all the classes without skipping.
You could just not be a great test taker because of . Getting your mental health treated and being stable will help you with keeping focus during the test too.
You also need to understand that many of these cert exams ask questions and expect specific answers solely based on the materials taught. This means you must forget any of your other experiences and knowledge when takes these tests.
Certifications are like gate keeping. Some are more difficult so they keep “prestige” because the less people that can earn it means it carries more weight. Usually the marketing is something like “get this cert so you can prove x amount of knowledge”. And that’s not really the mindset you need going into the test - that’s just marketing.