Anybody sit for the CIA exam? If so what was the process like for you? Level of difficulty, time required to study, materials used, etc. thanks!

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Took it. It is a joke. Study some and you'll be fine. I used the Gleim manuals about an hour a night for 2 weeks before each section.

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Second it being a joke. Just don’t use the official IIA study materials because they absolutely suck. Gleim is worth the investment to have to spend half or less the amount of time

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Ohhhh, THAT CIA exam. Got it. ;)

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