Turn a certification exam outline into a weighted readiness checklist
Each exam domain and objective scored by weight and your confidence, so you study where the points are.
The prompt
Turn my certification's official exam outline into a weighted readiness checklist.
Certification: [NAME and exam code/version - e.g. "PMP", "AWS Solutions Architect Associate", "CPA - FAR section"]
Official exam outline: [PASTE THE DOMAINS, OBJECTIVES, AND WEIGHTINGS FROM THE OFFICIAL EXAM GUIDE]
My background: [RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING]
Exam date: [DATE, or "not booked yet"]
Rules:
- Use only the outline I paste. If I haven't pasted one, ask me for it rather than guessing domains or weightings; outlines change between exam versions.
- List every objective, then ask me to rate my confidence on each from 1 (never heard of it) to 5 (could teach it). If I've already given ratings, use them.
- Calculate a priority score for each objective: domain weight x (5 - my confidence).
Return:
1. A table: Domain | Weight | Objective | My confidence (1-5) | Priority score | Notes (e.g. "hands-on practice needed", "memorization").
2. My top 5 priorities, with the kind of study each needs (concept, hands-on, memorization, scenario practice).
3. Strengths to maintain with light review only.
4. A suggested split of my total study hours by domain.
5. Objectives where experience at work may mislead me because the exam expects the official framework's answer.
This is step 1 of the "Pass a professional certification exam" pack. The priorities feed step 2 (the study calendar).
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What to fill in
- RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
- DATE, or "not booked yet"
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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