Well I’m happy to tell you that I have passed the first stage of Google certification with flying colours. 91% in the Google Advertising Fundamentals exam. I’m aiming to take the Search Advertising Advanced Exam next week. I’ll save the Display Advertising and Reporting Exams for another date.
The Fundamentals Exam itself was quite straightforward and though I read the 150 page document Google supply, a pass should be achievable for anyone who works with Google on a regular basis. I imagine the Search Exam might be a bit more tricky.
For those who are interested the exam is 113 multiple questions with 4 possible answers for each question. The exam is taken via software you download which takes over your computer so you can only work within the browser (making sneaky googling of answers impossible for you naughty ones out there). You have 2 hours to take the exam (no pausing possible) and you can mark questions you are not sure on to revisit at the end of the exam and give them some further thought. The best thing about the process is the speed of getting your results. Unlike the poor teenagers going through their GCSE and A Level results this summer – as soon as you click end and fill in the post exam questionnaire (optional) you get them. No time to worry!
