How to Prepare IT Certification Exams

Preparing IT certification exams is a significant undertaking whether you're
just out of college or have been in IT field for years. IT professionals are
continuously demanded to acquire new knowledge in order to perform well on their
jobs as new technology in IT industry emerged at a pace that has never been seen
before. While tests in colleges emphasizing on measuring the systematic
understanding of theoretic foundation of a subject, industry certification exams
focus on evaluation of hands-on experience.



Thorough planning before the exams will boost your confidence, increase chance
of success, and save time of preparation in your certification exams.



1. Assess whether you're ready



To answer the question of whether you're ready to pursue a particular IT
certification - MCSE 2003 certification,
MCSE, MCSA, MCSD, CCIE, CCNA or CCNE certification, you may want to examine the
questions from the latest certification exams to identify the gap between what
you've known and what you need to know. It's not advisable to prepare an IT
certification exam heavily based on working on actual certification questions or
braindumps MCSE certification., but
braindumps do offer values in preparing your tests. You'll learn the format of
the exams, the scope of the exams and your weakest link in the subject.



2. Plan when you'll be ready



One certification usually requires the pass of several tests. Once you've made
up your mind about taking the certification exams, the plan of when to take
those tests depends on your career needs, domain knowledge, hands-on experience,
availability of study materials and availability of your time to prepare the
tests. Besides the official certification guide and reading materials published
by vendors or authorized organizations, there're numerous other helpful learning
materials available online or in print.



Use of Computer Based Training (CBT) software is a very effective way to speed
up your IT certification preparation. For instance, IT professionals
comprehensive vendor-co developed self-study IT courses, by Microsoft, Oracle,
Cisco, SAP, Linux and more.



3. Prepare the exams step-by-step



a) Briefly scan all chapters of official publications and make a detailed plan.



b) Study the materials chapter by chapter in details and take notes.



c) Review your notes and summarize all chapters.



d) Take sample exams



e) Work on your weak spots.





Now, you're ready for your IT certification exams.