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Part 1: Learning How You Learn Best
Part 2: Recognizing the Symptoms of Anxiety
Part 3: What to Expect on Exam Day
An accessible new guidebook just published by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Ace Your SHRM Certification Exam: A Guide to Success on the SHRM-CP® and SHRM-SCP® Exams, features expert tips and practice questions that demystify the tests and improve one's ability to understand and prepare for them. It was edited by SHRM's vice president of certification operations, Nancy A. Woolever, SHRM-SCP.
The short, easy-to-use volume includes everything a candidate needs to know before taking either level of SHRM certification exam: best practices for studying, research-based advice for sharpening test-taking skills, proven strategies for managing pre-exam anxiety, tips from experts and certified professionals, detailed learning resources, answer keys for both exams, guides to exam structure, terminology and acronyms, plus more.
Below is the second of three excerpts from this helpful publication. Use code ACE19 for an additional 20 percent off when you purchase it through the SHRMStore. Current SHRM credential-holders who read the book and pass a quizwill earn 3 professional development credits (PDCs) toward recertification.
If you've ever felt nervous or anxious before or during a test, you're not alone. Taking a test is a form of performance, and performers of all kinds, from professional actors and musicians to conference presenters, often feel the symptoms of performance anxiety or "stage fright."
Even though you...