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Today one of my peers contacted me about what some of the best methods I used for preparing for Microsoft certification exams. In general I usually forward them onto general references books from Wrox publishing company, or suggest getting one of the Microsoft recommended study guides.

I’ve recently completed my MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional), and MCAD (Microsoft Certified Application Developer) certifications using the Microsoft recommended study guides along with Transcender exams. Together this combination of materials is enough to get the most inept programmer up to par in order to pass these certifications.

Personally, if you’re going to get the Microsoft study guides buy the training kits that include 1-3 books along with a companion study CD, which includes it’s own practice exams. I think the most invaluable asset to my preparation was the companion CD. It wasn’t until I took these practice exams that I realized how the questions would be presented, the type of material likely to be used, and was able to formulate a good study routine accordingly.

The Microsoft practice exams combined with using the Trascender exams, which also consists of practice exams, digital flash card program, and most importantly is very difficult to pass. I found these two exam preparation sources were actually even more difficult than the actual certification exams themselves.

So if anyone else is out there looking to take a Microsoft certification exam please reference Amazon.com with the suggested books from the Microsoft certification requirement recommended study guides. You can find a link to the Microsoft certification home page below:

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/certifications.mspx

Good luck, good studying, and get those certs!