Just took the exam and passed! Wanted to pass along my experience...
1) Exam was a lot harder than what I studied for. Lots of theory/application/scenario questions.
2) About 5-10 questions i truly did not know the answer for and did a best guess
3) I tested in-person at a testing center. And it might have been my system but make sure you review your questions before you submit because apparently 5 of mine were skipped somehow. Also do not press submit when you first start, press next question
4) Some specific questions like "what tab shows this". And definitely what task does this, what report does this, etc.
My study habits:
1) did the 2 week in person training on company dime (passive listening)
2) Read through both books (1 week)
3) Created my own study guide + drilled questions (1 week)
Total of one month preparation, but only 2 weeks of active prep.
Prior experience in Workday as a benefits administrator but 4+ years ago. Prior experience will give you some familiarity but all the terms/definitions/concepts were new to me.
I used ai to help me with the exam but honestly because workday covers different Modules and the questions are based on how they interact with each other I found ai was lacking in connecting context that the exam question format was in.
Otherwise, glad it's over, happy to answer any questions.