When to Schedule your Certification Exam
When preparing for certification exam success, one of the basic steps is to schedule your exam! And when should you do that?
NOW! Yes - now - even if you have not started to study yet. This technique works. People complain about timetables and deadlines, but the truth is that people do their best work with a deadline. “Stress” is not the dirty word that we’ve made it out to be. A diamond is only a lump of coal that was put under pressure. Many people think it is better to schedule the exam when they are ready, but when do you know when “ready” is?
By scheduling your exam now, you give yourself a mental deadline. You’ll be surprised at how focused your mind becomes when you know the date of your exam before you start. Just like when you were a teenager about to make your road test appointment to get your driver’s license. You never felt that you would be ready - but you scheduled the appointment anyway. And you made sure you were ready by that date.
It doesn’t matter whether you are going for CompTIA A+ certification, or a Cisco CCNA test - you can register online today, with Prometric or VUE. And if you’re not sure where to go, both of them have test center locators. So no matter where you are in the world, you can find a local testing center near you, simply by supplying your country and state. You can even select which language you want to take your exam in - again, it could be Microsoft, CompTIA, Cisco or any other vendor exam that’s offered.
What time should you schedule your exam? We all have times of the day that we’re mentally sharper than others. Some people consider themselves to be a “morning person”, so they may wish to schedule their exams for first thing in the morning. If you’re stronger in the afternoon, schedule an afternoon exam. Regardless of the time of day you’re going to take your certification exam – stop procrastinating and schedule it right now!