Yes exams are scary. Whether it's for advancing your career or a medical situation you are afraid about. The best way to prepare is to study as well as to go in with a steady and clear mind.

Do you get tense before or during an exam?

Do you get headaches during exam times?

Do you find yourself unable to sleep the night before exams?

Do you sleep more before exams instead of studying?

Does your mind go blank during tests?

Do you remember the answers to test questions after you leave the test?

Do you feel you are unprepared for a test when you go in to take an exam, regardless of the amount of studying you do?

If you answered yes to any of the above you may be suffering from text anxiety. Anxiety can be expressed in both mental and physical ways. Mentally, you may feel worthless or stupid, or you may think your situation is hopeless. Physically, you may have a nervous stomach, sweaty palms, or the shakes going into an exam. So how do you overcome these obstacles to good test taking?

The first thing to keep in mind is that there are two requirements for successful test taking - 1) know the information and 2) demonstrate that knowledge. So how do you do this? Here are several tips on overcoming test anxiety:

Relax - Find a quiet room and sit down with your eyes closed; flex and relax different muscle groups in your body while visualizing a relaxing scene such as a beach at dawn. Desensitize - Picture yourself in test situations that make you anxious and replay them in your mind until you can relax while visualizing them. Take practice tests - Open your book and pick out new problems covering the information on the test -- time yourself and take a practice test. Stay away from other students who are nervous about the exam. Carry your notes to the exam as a security blanket - (but don’t use them of course!) Don’t cram! Spread out your studying over time and nightly reviews from class notes. Follow normal daily habits - Get enough sleep and fuel (food) in moderation! Think positive thoughts! - If you think you can you probably will! STUDY! - Like the Nike commercial say’s "Just do it." Follow these good habits and you should find your confidence build as you improve your test taking skills. And with improved skills should come better grades, something we all work for!

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Did you know that different industries may pay you different salaries for the same IT position?

For example, according to ComputerWorld's 2010 Salary Survey, a technology job in the aerospace and defense industry would likely pay more than the same job in the retail sector.

To help you out with your job research, here's a list of the five highest-paying industries for IT jobs. I've also included links to more information on what it's like to be employed as a tech worker in some of these sectors, and/or how to find these coveted IT jobs:

• aerospace/defense;
• biotechnology;
• government;
• education;
• health/medical services.

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Aerospace and Defense Industry Offers Top IT Pay originally appeared on About.com Tech Careers on Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 at 06:13:29.

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If you're a manager, you not only need to be concerned with your own career growth -- which includes keeping your tech skills up to par and current -- but also those of your direct reports.

Happy employees are those that feel challenged in their current positions and who are given opportunities to develop their skills even further. It's part of your job then to assist employees along in this growth, working with them to set obtainable goals and coaching along the way.

Read up on these career development tips, which can help you empower employees to make sure they're heading down their desired career path.

Coaching Your Employees originally appeared on About.com Tech Careers on Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 at 11:14:03.

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