I am looking for a few question writers to help me write CISSP practice questions (maybe CISM/CISA too) for new question banks.

You need to be a subject matter expert meaning you have taken one or more of the exams or you are close to taking them.

  • I want you to write questions that are similar to the exam.
    • This means; do not break your NDA, do not use items you remember from your exam, and do not use real exam questions.
    • I want you to make something that can help students get used to the format of the exam and how they ask the questions.
    • Any use of copyrighted content or real exam questions will result in you being blacklisted from working with us. This includes changing keywords on someone else’s questions; your questions must be unique and original.
    • All submitted content will be checked for plagiarism as to avoid any legal complications.
  • You will write original multiple-choice scenario-based questions with 4 answer options.
    • 2 right answers where one is MORE right, and 2 answer options that are distractors, and an explanation on why the right answer is the MOST right and wrong answer options wrong.
  • I would like a sample of 5 questions to begin with to gauge the quality of your work.
    • If I like your questions and we move forward, you will be paid per approved question and I will own the exclusive copyright to the questions, this is work for hire.
    • I pay for questions I can use, each question will be evaluated and approved, rejected, or I will ask for changes.
    • I pay $10 per accepted quality question; I do not pay for questions I can’t use.

Steps for writing each question:

  1. Write each question with a specific domain from the exam in mind.
  2. The questions should be written to test knowledge from the domain, and they should focus on a single topic rather than trying to test multiple concepts at once.
  3. Write the question and the right answer. Write 3 plausible distractors, 1 of them should be a possible answer, but a less right answer. Distractors should not be made-up words or phrases, and they should appear to be possible alternatives to an inexperienced professional.
  4. Try to make answer options about the same length, of similar construction and look.
  5. Write a thorough explanation of why the correct answer is right, as well as why each distractor is not the right answer.
  6. Please avoid:
    1. Vague words like frequently, rarely and other ambiguous words.
    2. Absolutes (always, never).
    3. Vendor specific questions.
    4. Answers with “None of these”, “A and B” or similar.
    5. True/False statements.
  7. Include any reference sources that support the right answer (at least 1 reference per question). Any reputable reference is acceptable, if it teaches best practice and supports your answer.