Posts Tagged ‘Certifications’
Certification Crazy?! Check the ‘other Side of the Coin’
I recently encountered a woman who was repatriating back to the US, having spent much of the past 15 years in Europe. She had extensive project management experience and had her own consulting company in Europe. She said that, as part of her ‘re-integration’ to the US market, she needed a certification, a credential that would carry some weight and open some doors, as many people she was meeting were asking her. We discussed the PMP, but after a few days, she remarked to me that she was aghast at how things had changed in the US during her time abroad. She expressed that she thought this whole certification ‘craze’ was difficult and bureaucratic, and she questioned the value of it.
Undoubtedly there are some frustrations and challenges with certifications today, as there are processes, procedures, and rules to consider. However, I think that is only ‘one side of the coin’. Yes, you have to work hard to get certified, and you need to make the effort to remain certified. You also need to five careful consideration and identify which certification(s) make the most sense for your career.
The Use of Certification in Work
Nowadays, many people rely on his/her capacity or background knowledge to get work in a good place. Some said that if we have a great skill than others, we will get more salary which is guaranteed our life’s future. But some others do not agree with this opinion. The reason is because in their opinion, the salary or the quality of your life is depending on your hard work to achieve what is good for yourself.
As we know that when you send a job vacancy to a public office, the qualification of a worker that they are looking for is commonly decide from your background knowledge and certifications of achievement at college before. Of course, as a good public office they will look for a good qualification of a worker. But in my opinion, you don’t need to work in a big office to get bigger. It’s all depending on your own work to pursue a great quality for your life.
At least, it all back from you yourselves to decide your future whether you want to work in a public office or create your own business. Someone ever told me that experience is the best teacher for your life while money is easy to find.