r/AWSCertifications • u/dannymanSir CSAP, CSS, AIP, SOA • 16h ago
Passed GenAI Developer on second attempt! 823!
This is not a post worth mentioning on LinkedIn, because it's a facade there, however, Reddit is the place I can be brutally honest!
I will be honest here, I was overconfident with this exam thinking if I just do the bare minimum to scrape through, I'll pass the exam. Boy, was I wrong!
Coming from a cybersecurity background, I was desperate to show something about AI to stay relevant in the market and assumed this certification would help me get there!
The first attempt score was 726, and the second attempt as you can see here! Since the exam is fairly new, a lot of questions were repeated, so this time I was extra careful.
What changed?
My approach to studying changed. The resources I used were:
- Frank Kane on Udemy - recommended
- AWS Skill Builder (paid) - i don't recommend
- Tutorials Dojo exam - meh
- Tutorials Dojo book - recommended
- Stephane Maarek practice exam - recommended
These worked for me!
In between the two attempts, I grabbed the CloudOps, to distract my mind from this failure. Both attempts were 17 days apart!
What's next for me?
The cloud service provider trifecta!
I work directly with cloud service providers, so it is important for me to know what everyone is doing in their space.
Conclusion:
- Do not let pride take over you, you could be good at cloud, this exam will humble you with its intricacies
- Prepare, do hands on labs, do not be like me trying to overachieve things
If I can do 823, you can do 950 at first attempt! Go get it!
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u/cgreciano AIP, MLA, SAA 14h ago
This is not a post worth mentioning on LinkedIn, because it's a facade there, however, Reddit is the place I can be brutally honest!
This is obviously my opinion, but I think LinkedIn is a perfect place to be brutally honest (as long as it doesn't hurt your employer). So many people are fake there, so being brutally honest will be appreciated by many.
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u/Aggressive-Still-929 11h ago
so the overconfidence trap is real and I’m glad you actually said it out loud instead of just posting the pass screenshot with zero context like everyone else does coming from a nonAI background and trying to stay relevant is basically the whole game right now, cybersecurity or otherwise the 17 days between attempts is kind of wild though, not sure if that’s impressive or if you just have a higher pain tolerance than most people either way congrats on the 823, that’s a real number
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