Are you currently preparing to earn your first AWS Certification or any additional AWS Certifications? No matter where you are in the certification or preparation process, we think this blog might give you some direction for your work.
At AWS, we both work as solution architects and between the two of us, we have ten active AWS Certifications. The famously challenging AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional certification was one of the AWS Certifications that our advice has assisted students in earning. Any level of learner, whether in a technical job or not, can obtain an Amazon Certification to develop cloud skills for a specific function or domain.
In this article, we'll go over five strategies that Amazon Solutions Architects use time and time again to study for and ace their certification examinations. With Amazon Skill Builder, the official AWS online learning center, you'll discover how to use official AWS practice questions, free digital courses, and other tools to achieve your learning goals. To make the most of your certification once you obtain it, you'll learn how to manage your time wisely during the exam and enhance your understanding of the test questions and goals.
1. Dissect it
Do you begin your training for a marathon by running one on the first day? No. Use the same strategy here and break it down. Take the free Amazon Skill Builder Official Practice Question Sets for the AWS Certification. Start with answering 10 questions at once, then increase your speed from there.
Turn on "Review Answer" when taking the AWS Certification Official Practice Question Sets. You get feedback on the questions right away, so you don't have to wait until the conclusion of your study session to see how you did. You'll learn the concepts more quickly if you go through the right and wrong responses to each question.
You should divide your study time into 30- to 1-hour blocks, and after finishing each section of the Official Practice Question Set, you should take a break. The study sessions feel (more) fun because of this tempo. Take a full-length, scored AWS Certified Official Practice Test after a week of answering 10 to 20 questions at a time. Before taking the legitimate, proctored exam, try to complete at least one full-length practice test. This helps you become ready for what it takes to pass the complete exam.
2. Use the method of exclusion
A technique for quickly eliminating the wrong responses and finding the right one is the process of elimination. Save your time by avoiding replies that are intended to confuse and divert you. Go over the responses and cross out those that are blatantly incorrect. That aids your concentration on the sensible options.
3. Study the Official Practice Question Set's essential ideas.
Avoid losing points when attempting to earn a difficult certification. Start by concentrating on important ideas. How do you know which ideas are important? Study the exam guide, which lists all the topics and tasks that will be covered in the exam and specifies the weighting of each area. the Official Practice Question Sets, which cover all the domains, should thereafter be used. During the real test, it's unlikely that you'll see questions exactly as they appear in the official practice question sets. The ideas covered in those questions will probably be present in some way. These ideas are similar to free points that you can anticipate seeing on the exam. Grab them!
4. Increase your knowledge of the real world
Practical experience is unrivaled when it comes to passing an AWS Certification exam. In addition to establishing projects inside of your AWS account, which is very important for preparation, you should also research. We (and our fellow Amazon Solutions Architects) suggested an 80/20 time split between building and learning. As everyone has a slightly different learning approach, do what suits you best! By reading or watching videos alone, it might be challenging to comprehend and remember facts, figures, and concepts. By using your new knowledge, you will gain deeper comprehension. Start by signing up for free online courses, then upgrade to an AWS Skill Builder membership to gain access to AWS Builder Labs and AWS Cloud Quest for practical training in a real-world AWS environment.
5. Go in reverse
Whether or whether you work at Amazon, you may be familiar with our Leadership Values. These principles, precepts, and axioms are based on 25 years of knowledge and experience, and they can help you ace your test. Amazonians are guided by the Amazon Leadership Principles while deciding how to respond to every opportunity or problem. The scenario-based test questions for the AWS Certification are difficult. Two of our leadership tenets can be used by test-takers to determine how to proceed with each given question: Work backward after eliminating any answer options that fall short of Amazon's unyieldingly high bar for quality.
You've probably heard the proverb, "Save the best for last." We advise you to read each question beginning at the end, even though it is not what test authors want to accomplish. Why? Each exam is a test of ability, stamina, and judgment. Many bits of information are included in each question, but only some of them are important to determine the correct response. Review the question's final line before moving on. With this knowledge in hand, read the question's heading before moving on to each possible response. You can swiftly separate important information from irrelevant information. Check it out yourself: Reread this article beginning at the bottom.
