Karthik shares how he passed the PMP exam, discussing the challenges he faced during preparation and the study strategies that worked for him. He offers practical advice for anyone preparing for the certification.
Put in the hard work and then being so dedicated and perseverance. It's not about doing it one alternate days and once in a week. It's about doing it every day. PMP or going through some of the knowledge areas. That's more than enough. It's just that you need to be in touch every day until you take up the exam. As for all the aspirants what are going to take up the exam.
Sure, sure, sure. Thank. Thank you. Thank you Karthik. And please convey our regards to your family members and supported you for the entire journey.
Yes.
Please be in communication. We will put you into a new group of people and where we will share the any job opportunities as well as the PDU sessions. Okay. So any PDU session comes we just share over there and please that please be there in the community.
Yes sir. Sure, sure. I will also do that sir. Another thing I actually miss to say is I was so desperate to get this exam done as soon as possible because with this present situation where we can't go to the center to take it. There was a challenge where my computer, my office system would not allow to take up the exam because of the firewall. So I was little bit worried about what to do. Then I actually called up my computer person actually hired a laptop just for this exam. Fortunately everything worked out well and I actually did it. So if you want something. Yes, you. You can go to the extent.
Sure. I like that. Thanks. Thanks. And the promise is you should. You should.
Yes, yes. Yes. Sure sir. Yeah, I'll do that. Yes. Lesson learned. Yes, exactly. Yeah. It's actually risk mitigation, implement mitigation risk, whatever it is. Yeah, thanks.
Thanks Karthik. Thanks for spending time and all the best.
You actually wanted us to decide on the date that we want to take the exam that I gave you the date and I took on the same date which is the biggest thing. So that's the journ it till today, sir. And I mean until I clicked on the submit button I was very nervous. Then when I say the when I actually saw the congratulations note, that's when it was very exciting.
Very good, very good. Thank. Thanks for sharing, Karthik. And not only you clearing this exam and you got above target in all. Okay, so that's the once again I want to congratulate you for that. It's not an easy for somebody to get about target. Okay so. And now how was the exam? So tell us little about exam. Okay.
I would say 75 to 80% were agile and hybrid.
You able to manage the time.
Yes, sir. I had exactly one minute. Exactly one minute. Yes. So it was. I was actually planning because I. I knew that I have to take 70 minutes for the first 60 questions.
Okay.
And then I actually planned it and according to that, I did it.
Very good. And when you saw congratulation on the screen, how was that experience?
I mean, first of all, I couldn't believe it because the question as I. As I told you, it was not easy. I found really very difficult. Even though it is situational. See, if it's a process related question, it's quite easy. You know which is the right answer. So when is the situational. It's like you have two questions which are same, which is almost similar and you have to take the best one. So even I was not sure about what's going to happen in the end. So it was very actually very nice to see that. Congratulations.
Yeah, actually see, nobody can predict what questions we get it in the question in the real exam. But this the practice what you make now. So that will really make you to think and select the best option. Okay, so. So that is what critical. That's what critical now.
Yeah. The gold pack. I actually took the first two gold packs where I was able to score only 55 or 56 percentage and I was very a little bit down that I was not able to proceed. Furthermore. But the only thing that you told me, I'm not sure if it is a right thing to say it here, but you said if you're serious about the exam, you take it. If not, you don't take it. So with that, I mean I know that you are trying to. If it was a different kind of mentorship where you actually wanted to ignite think on me. So it actually worked out and actually studied much more and I was able to get the better score for that.
Sure. Different people, different stokes. Okay, now I know that. So that's how I triggered you. But you did very good.
Okay.
Then you took the initiative and then some of the things which I said, you did it. Okay. So that's the result. See, even when you got a 55, you can clear it. But now the way you clear just to pass and passing in above target is a whole lot difference. Okay. See, if you're not ready, definitely I have not made you to schedule your examination. Right?
Right. Yes. So that was one conference that I had.
What do you want to tell to PMP aspirants?
PMP aspirants? All I could say is it is achievable. Anything is achievable in life until you.
