How easy is the PMP exam?

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My dog passed it on his first try

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I read the manual intermittently over the course of 4 days, took some practice questions, and passed with Exceed Expectations or whatever in 5 of the 6 categories (or 4 of 5, or 3 of 4, forget how many categories there are).

It was laughably easy, but if you go in without having touched a practice exam, you will probably not pass. The questions on practice questions are HIGHLY reflective of the actual test, and you can’t logic your way through them.

That being said, it’s an overall easy exam as long as you’ve had exposure to it, and for reference, I’m a dumbass.

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Just studied the book and took a few practice exams (failed those) but passed the test.

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You need to go to a boot camp for a week and take 1-2 practice exams that last about 2 hours.

I believe I read the exam has a 50% pass rate as well.

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I haven’t taken it but my wife has. She did the boot camp, after studied on her own for about 2 wks and then took it.... passed

How much PM experience do you have?

Is this worth getting? Like for salary or career opportunities l?

It’s only “useless in general” because there are an abundance of asshats that falsely believe they know how to PM engagements better than people who understand internationally recognized best practices

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