{"id":3281,"date":"2013-09-05T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2013\/09\/05\/tips-for-preparing-for-the-spsm-exam\/"},"modified":"2022-07-07T11:02:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T15:02:20","slug":"tips-for-preparing-for-spsm-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/tips-for-preparing-for-spsm-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips For Preparing For The SPSM Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;font-size: 12pt\">One question I get asked a lot is:\u00a0 \u201cThe material from the SPSM<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Certification courses is so comprehensive, how do I study for the SPSM<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Exam?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/businesses\/membership\/\">Become a member of one of the world\u2019s largest procurement associations today!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;font-size: 12pt\">Well, obviously, the first tip I have is to be as diligent as possible when learning from the online courses.\u00a0 After you have soaked in all of that good education, then there are ways to take a more laser-like approach to ensuring that you\u2019re prepared for the SPSM Exam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;font-size: 12pt\">My top recommendation for preparing for the SPSM Exam after you\u2019ve completed the courses is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-indent: -0.25in\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;font-size: 12pt\"><!-- -->\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><!--[endif]-->Log in to the Members\u2019 Area of the site, where you access your courses<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;text-indent: -0.25in\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;font-size: 12pt\"><!-- -->\u00b7<span 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0pt\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;font-size: 12pt\">These resources make for excellent preparation materials for the SPSM Exam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;font-size: 12pt\">If you have failed the SPSM Exam and are retaking it, there\u2019s an additional step that I would recommend.\u00a0\u00a0Take a look at the score report that you get after failing the exam.\u00a0 It will tell you how many questions you\u2019ve answered correctly (out of 15) that relate to each of the six courses.\u00a0 Prioritize your study so that you spend a lot of time reviewing the courses where you scored the least.\u00a0 Review the printer-friendly versions of those courses.\u00a0 As you read through them, if you come to a section that doesn\u2019t make sense, re-read it and re-read it until you do understand.\u00a0 Do not allow yourself to continue onto another section until you are confident that 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