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8 Strategies for Passing a Professional Certification Exam While Working Full-Time (Mar 2026)

Eight professionals share the specific systems they built to study for high-stakes exams without quitting their jobs

Published March 21, 20266 min read8 experts featured

Featured Experts

Christopher Jimenez

Founder, Bone Drs

David Hirschfeld

Partner, Sahara Investment Group

Maksym Zakharko

CMO, maksymzakharko.com

Aqsa Tabassam

VP of Marketing, The Monterey Company

Maaz Aly

Head of Marketing, Get OSHA Courses

Joseph Depena

Owner, VP Fitness

Ryan Pittillo

Owner, ProMD Health Bel Air

Jennifer Schaefer

Founder & CEO, JS Benefits Group

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1.Featured.com Expert Q&A(accessed Mar 21, 2026)

Brennan Kolar

Founder, Atlas CPA Index

Brennan Kolar is the founder of Atlas CPA Index, an independent CPA review comparison platform covering all 55 U.S. jurisdictions. With over 10 years of experience with CPA review, he built Atlas to help candidates find the right review course based on how they actually learn, not which provider has the biggest ad budget.

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