Is the CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) Certification hard to pass/valuable?

[Phokus]

My GF is looking into this certification (she's an accountant w/ a CPA). Is this a worthwhile certification to get? Thanks!

 

[RKS]

My brother took it when he was an internal auditor with a large accounting firm. I don't think it helped him much in that position (no additional compensation/promotion).

It did help him decide that auditing was a shitty job and now he makes a lot more money working for himself in an unrelated field.

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: RKS
My brother took it when he was an internal auditor with a large accounting firm. I don't think it helped him much in that position (no additional compensation/promotion).

It did help him decide that auditing was a shitty job and now he makes a lot more money working for himself in an unrelated field.

LOL! what field is he working in now? Also, how hard was the exam? Thanks!

 

[Cal166]

There are only a few Certification in IT that are worth something in the real world and CISA is not one of them.

Since she's a accountant with a CPA, she should be taking a decent amount...

 

[RKS]

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: RKS
My brother took it when he was an internal auditor with a large accounting firm. I don't think it helped him much in that position (no additional compensation/promotion).

It did help him decide that auditing was a shitty job and now he makes a lot more money working for himself in an unrelated field.

LOL! what field is he working in now? Also, how hard was the exam? Thanks!

He works mostly at home in his PJs but he has been in the custom home industry for about 10 years. Even with a slow market if you build a quality product in a great location you mitigate most of the current market dangers.

 

[serpil]

Passed the ISACA's CISA Certification Exam and here are some advices that helped me pass the exam. Try to learn from any video course provider for CISA. Personally I did use CBT Nuggets. They are good and short. You can complete their Video Course for 12 hours. I did run the video course for 4 weekends in a month.

Additionally you should practice with the Exam Prep's there are a lot and pretty much all are the same. Personally I did use an app from app store called CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor - Exam Prep. It is very convenient and practical to have the practice exam in your hands at all time "I was literally practicing even when I went to the toilet" the benefits of technology.

You should be able to pass after all of this. I hope this was helpful enough.

Serpil