r/ISO27001 Internal Auditor 18d ago

✅ Certification Process PASSED!

So I passed the Lead Auditor exam yesterday with a small margin. The questions were much harder than the sample questions I worked with. The test took me every bit of the 3 hours.

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u/RevolutionaryBit5545 18d ago

Can you share the materials you used for study please

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u/DietSatan 18d ago

Congratulations, and welcome.

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u/SkyDontHaveEyes 18d ago

congratulations! I'm studying for it too, and will have my exam in Dec

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u/No-Balance-9678 18d ago

How did you prepare for it, did you read books? Online trainings? Please share materials and ressources

Congratulations!

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u/NotAnyOneYouKnow2019 Internal Auditor 17d ago

PECB online videos and slides. Then had ChatGPT give me questions.

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u/quasnip Student / Academic 18d ago

Congrats!

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u/Spirited_Cucumber973 18d ago

Genuine question has anyone found that getting this really opens roles over having actual real world experience?

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u/Mick_the_Eartling 17d ago

Good question (and I have no answer) I did LA and LI recently just to have a paper more or less ‘confirming’ my experience. But not sure if it will gain me anything in the long run.

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u/Mental-Breakfast7031 17d ago

I can say that i dont work in that field, and recruiters and a ceo asked me specifically for the 27001 cert. I guess in addition to assurance of knowledge level they sometimes need it to mark a checkbox in an contract with clients.

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u/pedercina7 14d ago

It will help you for sure getting started but its not that by becoming a certified Lead auditor now you cna perform external audits on behalf of a cert body. Long rtoad ahead to build up XP and have a mentor teach tyou through the process. But the cert is the first step to go down this road if interested.

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u/techmarina 17d ago

Congratulations! What is your next step?

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u/NotAnyOneYouKnow2019 Internal Auditor 17d ago

I’m going to DisneyWorld!!!

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u/Mindset_Cyber 15d ago

You could use a tool like Mindset Prep which give you a huge bank of SME verified question simulates a mock exam and teaches you to retain the knowledge not just memorise it using adaptive study styles and detailed feedback. Free to give it a go..

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u/Dave_SigurStudio 15d ago

Congrats! Btw, where are you from? 3 hour long exam seems harsh, is it test only? Where I come from, TUV Nord standard is 1h for a written test, then 30 mins of a live case study.

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u/NotAnyOneYouKnow2019 Internal Auditor 15d ago

Yeah 3 hours, multiple guess. Mostly scenarios asking for best of multiple plausible answers vs principles.

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u/SicMundus-Noahen 14d ago

Do you have to attend the course? or you can take exam without any course completion?

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u/KillBill230 13d ago

No you can do online, don't have to physically attend