Anyone have any stories about their experiences with taking some sort of certification? How long did you study for it? Did you pass?

Curiosity.

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I have a certificate that tells me I speak advanced English (yes it actually says that in the certificate). My study consisted in me talking with other boring people like me. And play video games with my homies. The easiest exam I ever had :D

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I did the GMAT during a graduation internship, so I couldn't really study for it. I passed it - I needed a score of 600 for my Master study, and got 620 - but that was more luck than anything (though, I was part of the 91st percentile of English, without studying at all, so that was quite nice).

I also passed the TOEFL, also necessary for my Master study, but I didn't bother studying for that as my English is easily fine enough anyway.

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funny, I took the GMAT cold too and also scored 620.

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Happy Cake Day! :D

6 years ago
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Happy cake day! Did you also take the GMAT for a university? :)

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why else would someone take the GMAT?

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No matter! - but Happy Cakeday!

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Who knows - to improve one's credentials for a job? I had never heard of it before I had to take it.

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the only purpose of the GMAT is to indicate scholastic aptitude

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too many to list. some were easy, some were difficult. Some I took cold, some I studied for months.

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Happy cake day btw :V

6 years ago
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it kind of snuck up on me. last year I made a great event for it, but this time, I'm short on time and money

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+1

You just described my own experience(s).

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Seems like too many. For some, I've "studied" for years. Haven't failed yet.

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I got my private pilot license, then IFR certification. Yes I studied, about 8 months for PPL, then another 4 months for IFR.

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Most "certifications" I've taken were a crash course, like two weekends or two weeks or two months. Usually I just read the materials they hand out maybe twice if there's a lot of info, and so far I've passed them. Some were much easier than others, the practicals were not as easy to "study" for sometimes.

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I won't be able to remember 'em all. but the hardest certificate that I have gotten is for learning Japanese language(N4), it's not even halfway to fluency but it took me about 2 years. had to stop leveling, got busy.

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But think of all the waifu material you can understand now :v

Have you managed to retain that information in your head?

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That's one way to use it.
I'm pretty rusty that's for sure, but can still comprehend shows without subs.

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I have IT PM and Service Management Certs. My studies ranged from 2 weeks to 2 months. I, thankfully, passed all of them.

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Depends what you mean, there's a lot I got just for being 'present' (with an excuse for a test afterwards), so I wouldn't really count them, and there were some where you had to use your brain and actually listen to what the guys in front of you were rambling about. In the end, most of 'em are just another piece of paper nobody really cares about.

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My job field cares about them quite a lot sadly for me :c

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I got 7 Microsoft certificates to MCSE, but you can just find the answers online and cram (still i failed 2 times or so).
Done another 8 computer related, might have also failed once or twice. Both i studied some weeks into it.

Tried university level at one point but that was just a debacle.

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Just some programming ones. Did my usual method of fake tests for a few days beforehand and had no trouble

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I got a Goethe B1 certificate (German language) when I was in secondary school/high school/whatever it is called.
It was just the first year our school organised extra ("higher level") classes for German. For French & English (Cambridge advanced) it already existed a couple of years longer, but I didn't take French anymore and for Cambridge you had to have high grades in English (something I lacked for almost all courses) in order to be able to apply for it.
I was bored in regular German class, which was btw also at B1 level according to the books, as most things were easy (vocabulary, speaking, reading & later on grammar as well) so I thought this would be a nice challenge to take on.

For the certificate, we practiced every week during the 2 or 3 free hours that all 9 of us + teachers had together. The exam turned out easier than most tests we take at school so everybody nailed it and some were even recommended to take the higher level exam as well.

From that exam until now (about 5 yrs) I may have spoken maybe 2 or 3 full sentences in German and I think I forgot most stuff, but hey, it's still a nice addition on my resumรฉ xD

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True enough :v

Then company comes up to you and says, "Hey, can you speak to this German guy for us?" :3

Any certs in languages is extremely valuable in any company these days.

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You'd be surprised! In my sector (Chemistry) we're expected to just speak/write English to foreign customers/companies even when you know their language. Reports also have to be in English because the whole company needs to be able to understand them.
At least, this is what I've experienced during my internships, which were all at fairly big and international focused companies so that might explain.

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That's pretty interesting o.o

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I have two questions. Why would you work for free and why they still didn't hire you?

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English. Yes.
Regional language. No.

haha

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Did the Mโ€™Naghten test. Easiest certification I ever had.

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Took the IELTS test - didn't really study 'cause I'm quite fluent in English so I didn't feel the need to
Taking a Goethe B1 in February/March and I've attended the prep course for it... and still I'm a little scared I won't pass XD

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QTS, ODP and Degree. All took like 4 years.

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