TIPS TO PASS THE CAREER SERVICE EXAMINATION (SUB-PROFESSIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEVEL)

            Presumably, it is the desire of every graduate that they will land to a decent job immediately after their graduation. Consequently, no one likes to be part of the statistics of the accumulating numbers of unemployed graduates. For those graduates that require the passing of their respective licensure exam for them to practice their profession, it is their dream to pass the same for them to have a job that requires their profession and expertise.

            For those who graduated with a degree that do not need or requires the taking of the licensure examinations, they may opt to take the Career Service Examination duly administered by the Civil Service Commission if they wanted to enter government service or wants to be employed to the government. Passing the said Career Service Examination for Sub-Professional Level and Professional Level, respectively, makes them eligible to be employed to the government and the latter is also important to those government employees who seek promotion.

            Even if you are still a college undergraduate but you already earned 72 units, you are already qualified to take the examination. When I was in 3^rd year college, I already took the Sub-Professional Level and luckily, I passed the same having garnered a rating of 90%. After my graduation, I took again the Professional Level and I successfully hurdle the same having a rating of 81% which is a point higher than the passing rate. It’s just enough to pass the said exam.

            I learned many lessons after I undergo the aforesaid examinations. Now, I am employed to the government specifically in city court in our locality. As an examinee of those examinations, these are the simple tips I can offer to those future examinees of career service examinations for them to pass the same and these tips are lifted from my own experience.

1.  Ask the guidance and blessing of the Divine Providence.

In Him and only Him has the power to grant the desires of our hearts. However, it is not proper that you only pray when we need His help. We must talk to Him always and ask Him to intervene in everything we do and grant us the wisdom and understanding so that we will perfectly finish the exam.

2.  Help yourself also.

It is not enough that you pray. God has mercy to those who help themselves.

3. Invest your resources.

If you are desirous to pass the examination, you must invest your resources and efforts to find, borrow or buy the reviewing materials that may help you to pass the exam. There are reviewers that are being sold in the bookstores.

4. Prepare for the battle.

Review and if needed, surf the internet pertaining the environmental laws, employees’ ethics, Philippine Constitution, general knowledge, rules of grammar and other as these are some the coverage of the examinations.

Few days before the exam, prepare all the things you needed during the exam and place them all in one bag so that on the day of exam, you only have to do is to pick the bag containing your testing kit. This is important because it saves your time and you will not be late in going to the testing area.

Likewise, you visit the designated testing area a day before the scheduled exam so that during the examination day, you will not be worrying in looking for your designated  room specially so if you are not familiar with the location of the designated testing area.

5. Arrive at the testing area 30 minutes – one hour before the scheduled testing time.
When you arrive to your designated testing room, the proctor will still require you to fill up some important documents for documentation purposes. The remaining time of waiting is your chance to settle your mood, eliminate your nervousness, refresh your mind and recapitulate what you have reviewed.

6. Be confident.

Answer your questionnaire confidently. If you are not sure of your answer, trust your first instinct. If you do not know the answer, do not leave it blank, just make a “good guess” which is base on your instinct but do not do that always.

Remember, do not leave an item unanswered because that is factor that you may not pass the exam. Do not rush in answering your questionnaires, besides you have 3 hours to finish the same.

7. Avoid unnecessary markings in your answer sheet and do not lean on it to avoid dirt.

I hope these tips will help you.