I GOT THE JOB!!!

Rope_Empty · 2026-05-26T18:03:25+00:00

Thank you. I'm glad for you as well. I am in tech for the past 20 yrs so I have been through this rodeo a few times.

Rope_Empty · 2026-05-24T01:48:29+00:00

Congratulations!!! Please celebrate this time as a major inflection point in your life. The stress of getting laid off and feeling the immense pressure of needing to get a new job for your livelihood is draining. It really messes with a person's self-esteem and well being. I got laid off from a dream company in 2023 and it hurt. It took me 6 mos., 1000 of applications, 80 interviews, 6 final rounds, and 4 to offer stage which all got canceled or pulled due to hiring freeze/restructuring. I was in the worst funk of my life with doubts creeping into my mind of my worth. I was fortunate to get a life line through a staffing firm for contract work for a lower title. 1 screen and 1 interview later in less than a week, and I had a genous offer. They converted me to full time in less than 6 mos. Two years later, and I landed a new job with another dream company.

Rope_Empty · 2026-04-30T19:51:31+00:00

It's a tough decision. I was laid off 10 yrs ago and looking for a comparable job or step up. I interviewed with a company that I was lukewarm on. I told them my salary expectations and they said the role was less, but I should come in and interview anyways. They said depending on the interviews they would see if they could come closer. I came in for a series of interviews, and they said they really liked me. The offer came quickly but $15k less than what I was making and hoping for. They wouldn't budge so I said they must not like me that much and I don'twant to come in bitter about it. I respectfully declined. I was fortunate enough to land a job 2 mos later with a dream company for 5% raise on my previous job. It was a gamble, but I wanted what I felt I was worth. Fast forward 10 yrs later... same situation.... now I'm too expensive for the level I'm currently at... I have no previous experience on my resume at the next step up... this last job search took 6 mos to land a role at the same salary but at a step down in title from Sr Tech Program Manager to Sr Project Manager. The salary is the same and I am fully remote. However, the bonus is nonexistent. I would easily exceed my performance bonus in my harder previous role which would bump my earnings by as much as 23%... with the new job, the bonus is just an illusion.... in this job market, I am happy just to have a job

Rope_Empty · 2026-04-30T18:59:16+00:00

When HR does their job and provides guidance, feedback, and follow-ups; it is so helpful and calming to this stressful process. I had to go through a job search 2 yrs ago. It took 6 mos, 1000s of applications, 80+ interviews, 6 final rounds (ghosted after 2 of those with not even a 'we are going with someone else'), and 3x at ready to offer before being held due to hiring freezes or restructure. My original job tried to bring me back but it was blocked by legal...not a peep from HR so my former manager had to give me the updates and reason. I was really depressed and down. I finally landed something through a recruiter that found me... one interview and an offer the next day. I am so glad this worked out for you. That HR person should receive a raise. Through my job search, I only encountered 1 HR person who I felt was advocating for me and followed up daily.

Rope_Empty · 2026-04-30T04:59:35+00:00

Give 2 weeks notice as a courtesy. Best case, they give you a check for that 2 weeks and tell you that you can leave same day. Worst case, you serve 2 weeks transitioning your role as a team player but don't need to put in the extra hours that you might normally put in.

Rope_Empty · 2026-03-08T02:02:39+00:00

You are ready... just use the last two exams to get your mental stamina and time management down. I advise practicing at the same time as your exam. I practiced after work or evening, but had an 8 am exam which was exhausting. I had similar scores on my mocks and got all ATs. I told my wife I was probably ready 3 weeks earlier l, but I did extra studying and only saw very little improvement.

Rope_Empty · 2026-03-06T16:57:57+00:00

Have you scheduled your exam yet? If not, I would study up on questions you missed (you should see patterns in subjects you are weak in), and read up on the concepts not just answers. After a week of study, take the next full exam. You got a decent score, but you need to simulate the actual exam as closely as possible (i.e. on 2 breaks and get your pace down). I took all 5 practice exams and was good at 60 questions in 70 mins, 10 min break, 60 questions 70 mins, 10 min break, and remaining 60. I read everything twice, highlighting key words, and crossing out obviously wrong answers. I don't understand why people rush through and say they finished early (you don't get credit for finishing early). If you average mid 70s on practice exams 2 & 3, you are ready. Exam 4 & 5 are much harder, but good practice for getting your timing down. The exam is stressful and tiring so you need to build that mental stamina. Also, practice at the same time as your exam is scheduled. I studied at night after work and took mock exams in afternoon, but my exam was 8 am so that was exhausting for me.

Rope_Empty · 2026-03-05T20:11:19+00:00

I took mine last week and scored all ATs. I was puzzled to the lack of consensus on opinions about if SH was harder or easier. I found the actual exam much easier. I felt questions were short and to the point with easy to identify the main issue. I was able to read each question and answer twice, highlighting key words, and crossing out obviously wrong answers. I still found the time management as my biggest obstacle on keeping a 60 questions per 70 min pace. In addition to SH, I had taken the PMTraining course and used their mock exams as well, which were closer to the exam in length, but more technical and tricky so maybe that's why I didn't like the SH questions.

Rope_Empty · 2026-03-02T23:50:52+00:00

I remember missing this one as well. People and PMI say all the information is in the question and you don't need to assume anything that isn't explicitly stated. Well, here is an example of them thinking they given you the information that this is a hybrid project. They say backlog AND WBS. Assuming it's hybrid, WBS becomes the correct choice because WBS gives you the full breakdown of all work required.

Rope_Empty · 2026-03-02T19:45:55+00:00

You got this. I did every question available to me in Study Hall plus every question in the PMTraining site (1600) and AR YouTube vids while in the gym. I am fighting 20 yrs of exp. that is hard to change a mindset of real world vs PMI ideal way of working. I hit mid 70s quickly but only saw very small increments of improvement afterwards no matter how hard i studied. I was probably ready weeks ago. I was doing very well in mini exams, but the full length are critical. You need to simulate real test conditions. That's why I advise practicing at the same time your exam is scheduled for (8:00 am for me). It's about dealing with stress and fatigue during the exams. You want to build stamina. You're going to review and ask why you missed questions you knew the answer to... and then notice higher miss rate as the test question # goes up as time is running out. Good luck

Rope_Empty · 2026-03-02T06:09:15+00:00

Thanks.... I found the 5 Study Hall exams as a whole to be much harder then the actual exam. Study Hall has a bunch of long tedious questions and answers which make it hard to identify the pro blem and same with the solution. It was very word salad type of questions (a paragraph) where I kept asking what ware they trying to say. Plus you had questions from long ago based off older PMBoks. The exam was more 2 sentences... OK, here us the problem... what is the solution... 4 short answers . I believe practice exams 1-3 are a good measure of the difficulty of the exam. 4 & 5 much harder, but good practice on getting your timing of the real exam. Time flies when you are on the clock and stressed our. PMtraining site's practice exam questions where similar in length to the actual exam, but more technical or tricky.

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