http://www.hrcpblog.com/2008/01/28/the-up-side-of-exam-anxiety/ The blog of HRCP company president, Laura Middleton. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:13:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://www.hrcpblog.com/2008/01/28/the-up-side-of-exam-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Dave Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:09:19 +0000 http://www.hrcpblog.com/2008/01/28/the-up-side-of-exam-anxiety/#comment-254 I personally prefer to feel anxious; it keeps me from being overconfident. I do not like when I do not feel a little bit nervous; I am an excellent test taker however. I have held many different certifications in my life from the security field, including bonding and armed response, to a CDL class A with Hazmat. I have a very impressive success rate; I have only failed two other tests in my life, both of which I never studied for... I did take and failed the PHR exam, but it was not because of anxiety; when I sat for the test, I felt anxious, but I was confident in my answers. The PHR wording can be a little bit ambiguous though, and I did study a lot of terms and definitions, but was ill-prepared for the wording... so it is best to be prepared, but not afraid. After all, it is not a test where failure takes anything away, but time. Most of our jobs do not hinge on passing although I agree that this is an essential credential and as a member of the SHRM national chapter, I have seen more and more companies looking for a PHR/SPHR/GPHR... Anxiety before a test reminds us that we are human, subject to the occasional reality-check... I personally prefer to feel anxious; it keeps me from being overconfident. I do not like when I do not feel a little bit nervous; I am an excellent test taker however. I have held many different certifications in my life from the security field, including bonding and armed response, to a CDL class A with Hazmat. I have a very impressive success rate; I have only failed two other tests in my life, both of which I never studied for…
I did take and failed the PHR exam, but it was not because of anxiety; when I sat for the test, I felt anxious, but I was confident in my answers. The PHR wording can be a little bit ambiguous though, and I did study a lot of terms and definitions, but was ill-prepared for the wording… so it is best to be prepared, but not afraid. After all, it is not a test where failure takes anything away, but time. Most of our jobs do not hinge on passing although I agree that this is an essential credential and as a member of the SHRM national chapter, I have seen more and more companies looking for a PHR/SPHR/GPHR…
Anxiety before a test reminds us that we are human, subject to the occasional reality-check…

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