So I finally got my National Career Readiness Certificate last week and honestly I'm still a little shocked. Failed the first time back in February — not by a lot, but enough that I had to sit with it for a while. The Applied Math section killed me. I thought I was decent at math but the way they frame those workplace scenarios completely threw me off.
Second time around I spent about three weeks with a solid NCRC study guide and did timed practice sets every day instead of just reviewing concepts passively. The biggest game-changer was actually finding a decent NCRC practice test that mimicked the real format — especially for Locating Information, which I'd been underestimating. That section has a lot more layered graphics and tables than I expected.
Anyone else retaking it or prepping right now? Happy to share some exam tips that worked for me. Targeting Gold level if you're curious — ended up hitting it on the second try with a little room to spare.