Google Advertising Professional: How I Did It, and Is It Worth It? - What Happened to the Exam?
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Come Sunday night, I finished studying, and was keen to test my knowledge. I clicked onto the Prometric website, and it asked me to set up a separate account. I went through the signup process, and clicked Next several times until I finally arrived at the main interface.
I then clicked on the Take Test link.
To my surprise, it said there was no exam to take! I was dumbfounded. Here I am, crammed full of AdWords knowledge, wanting to pass the exam, and was denied.
Without much time left to investigate, I waited till Thursday before logging into Prometric, and voila! I could take the exam. This was slightly annoying since my AdWords knowledge had lessened, but nevertheless, I felt confident enough and proceeded to pay the 50 dollars and get on with the program.
So my advice? Make sure you create your Prometric account first, and check that you can see the Google Advertising Professional exam in the exam list, before studying for it.
Preparing for the Exam
I’m no stranger to computer-based certification exams. I have an MCSD, and most of an MCSE, so I knew what to expect. However, this being an unrestricted test that could be done anywhere, with open-book materials in front of you, some things you should ensure before starting the exam are:
- A fast and reliable broadband connection – to save time loading between questions and to ensure you don’t get disconnected,
- Having Google Toolbar installed, so you can execute search queries quickly, and
- Having three other Web browser windows open:
- One on your own My Client Center interface (for interface-related questions),
- the Learning Center (for questions that you need confirmation on), and
- a blank Internet browser window, so you can use the Google Toolbar to search and clarify your answers.
Other general skills to have are:
- Being able to read quickly with comprehension (because reading 104 questions in 90 minutes can be tiring),
- Good typing speed for doing searches in Google, and
- Using Alt-Tab to switch between windows quickly.
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