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Clare Christian
Hi,

I have just failed my PDS1 exams and I am feeling disillusioned with the whole programme. The course is such a huge leap from CPP study and i am having real trouble understanding the exam questions and exactly what the examiners expect from you with regards to quotes and case studies etc.

I am in desperate need of guidance on exam technique and was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction. I have read every examiners report available but have not found them very useful.

Any links or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Clare
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  • Hi Hilary,


    As I read your post I was just thinking to myself, I can identify with absolutely everything you are saying.  I sat People Resoucing for the 2nd time on Thursday and feel SO demotivated now too.  I worked so hard, took holidays from work and did so much revision and practice. 


    I would definitely say I am also a reflector and like time to think about things before I make proposals but then when I do I am entirely happy with what I have recommended. 


    The exam is a completely artificial situation, when would you ever be given an hour to plan a whole organisation's resourcing strategy!!!! In the exam situation I felt I was also so scared of failure and also the lack to think and time I definitely did not show my knowledge and skills very well at all. 


    I was also expecting lots of questions about the current financial climate etc but there wasn't even one, and there were other questions that I wasn't even sure what was being asked! It's good to know that someone else feels the same, but it is so costly to resit as well, £50 for exam and again if you want feedback, you sometimes wonder if it is actually you that is benefitting from this as you just end up demotivated!


    Our college got under a 35% pass mark and we received cohort feedback, I found it to be very much "this isn't what you should do" but no "this is a good answer" at all.  For L and D Rosemary Harrison gave us example exam answers  and whether they passed or failed and why which was so helpful.  More people in our class passed that exam than any other. 


    I would be interested to hear other people's views on this subject.


    Claire

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  • Hi Hilary,


    As I read your post I was just thinking to myself, I can identify with absolutely everything you are saying.  I sat People Resoucing for the 2nd time on Thursday and feel SO demotivated now too.  I worked so hard, took holidays from work and did so much revision and practice. 


    I would definitely say I am also a reflector and like time to think about things before I make proposals but then when I do I am entirely happy with what I have recommended. 


    The exam is a completely artificial situation, when would you ever be given an hour to plan a whole organisation's resourcing strategy!!!! In the exam situation I felt I was also so scared of failure and also the lack to think and time I definitely did not show my knowledge and skills very well at all. 


    I was also expecting lots of questions about the current financial climate etc but there wasn't even one, and there were other questions that I wasn't even sure what was being asked! It's good to know that someone else feels the same, but it is so costly to resit as well, £50 for exam and again if you want feedback, you sometimes wonder if it is actually you that is benefitting from this as you just end up demotivated!


    Our college got under a 35% pass mark and we received cohort feedback, I found it to be very much "this isn't what you should do" but no "this is a good answer" at all.  For L and D Rosemary Harrison gave us example exam answers  and whether they passed or failed and why which was so helpful.  More people in our class passed that exam than any other. 


    I would be interested to hear other people's views on this subject.


    Claire

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