If the idea of presenting yourself for a competitive examination has been in your mind for a long time but you do not know where and how to start, here we are going to give you a series of tips. We are going to tell you how to prepare a good opposition without dying in the attempt. Of course, we warn you: it is a long road, where perseverance and sacrifice go hand in hand.
We all tend to see an opposition with a medium-long term objective in which if we are successful we will get a fixed square for life (or at least until retirement years). And we are not very wrong, why?
- An opposition it is not just any exam, and it is not worth studying 33% of the topics and coming out triumphant (unless, being clear and objective, you were born with a star and the topic you have studied just falls or you have some external "help"). It is a medium and long-term objective, which requires a lot sacrifice and perseverance by the opponent. You must bear in mind that hundreds or thousands of people will appear next to you (depending on the opposition) that surely, many, have studied the same or more than you, therefore, you have to go not prepared, but very prepared.
- It is considered a fixed position because unless it is for a major cause or because you are doing a very bad job in your position, it is a guaranteed position that no one will take away from you.
Tips for preparing an opposition
- Get organized and plan: Before you start studying, take a calendar and make sure of the months you have left until the date of the opposition. Only in this way will you be able to do a good planning and organization of the syllabus to be studied.
- Be flexible over time: When planning your times, you should leave a few extra days / weeks for those possible complications and setbacks. There will be topics that cost you more to study than others and / or maybe you fall ill (a simple flu or cold) that prevents you from being 100% concentrated.
- Be constant: What does constancy mean in this case? Study a lot every day. It is useless, studying 7 or 8 hours a day and the next two days not studying at all. In case of lack of time, it is preferable to dedicate 2 or 3 hours a day to study than to do it all at once for a day and then not study at all for 2 or 3 days in a row. In this way we will only forget data and we will have to start over with the study supposedly already memorized days before.
- Find out about academies or professors who prepare oppositions: If you find a good academy to prepare your opposition, you will not only be receiving tips and extra resources That will be good for your opposition but you will also be in contact with people like you who dedicate a lot of their time to study. This can serve you as extra motivation.
- Have a positive attitude: You will have days in which you think that you will not be able to with the opposition; you will have days in which you prefer to be out with your colleagues to have a few beers than to be studying "x" hours straight. Try in those moments to think that you risk your future and that when you have your place you can go out and have fun everything that you have not done before. It's a matter of knowing how to wait for the moment and enjoy it when it arrives.
Much encouragement already for all of you!