by Kim Eldridge | May 23, 2023 | Candidate Skills, Test Anxiety
REDUCING TEST ANXIETY WITH A PENCIL (OR MAYBE A PEN) There are a lot of suggestions on how to reduce anxiety before an exam, but have you considered writing about it? Research sponsored by the journal Science and supported by the National Science Foundation suggests...
by Kim Eldridge | May 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
MEMORY AND RECALL – TRY SOME PEPPERMINT When it comes to memory and recall, there are dozens (or maybe hundreds) of clever tricks to help improve your ability to remember important information. There’s the old string-around-the-finger trick to help you remember to...
by Kim Eldridge | May 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Feeling Anxious for an Exam? You’re Normal! Not many people would admit to enjoying the process of taking a test. For most of us, test-taking is an uncomfortable process which we endure to achieve a goal. To some degree, almost everyone feels anxiety when it comes to...
by Kim Eldridge | Apr 17, 2023 | Candidate Skills, Uncategorized
Practical Tips to Make Studying More Effective There are some easy methods to improve your study skills. If you’re like most people, you never took a class on how to study effectively in school. Many of us just had to figure it out on our own and do the best we...
