Want Your Employer to Take Your Distance Learning Degree or Certificate Program Seriously?
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Of course you do! This is why you invested the time and effort to earn a degree or special certification? It should be important to you that for your boss considers your new distance learning degree or certificate program credible.
You want them to take your degree or certificate seriously and really appreciate the value of all your hard work in acquiring new skills and professional knowledge. Whether you attend an online or traditional college, advancing your career through continuing education is a serious matter.
You should expect the value of your online education degree or certification to be recognized by your present, or prospective, employer as long as they believe that your online school is credible. Here are two simple steps to take to make sure they do:
1) Ensure that your online courses and school are fully accredited. This adds significant credibility and integrity to your college degree and educational accomplishments.
2) If you wish to pursue a career in engineering, for example, make sure that your online degree or certification is germane to that field.
If you are still concerned that your boss or future employer may be skeptical about the value of a degree earned through online courses, you can take these 5 easy steps (best to do before selecting your online college or school) to put their fears to rest. These tips are not intended to deceive, but to paint your distance learning degree in the best possible light.
* Choose your distance learning program and school with a focus on their accreditation by the appropriate regional agency.
* If you can, try to find online courses at a college or university that also has a traditional campus. Many traditional colleges and universities are now offering both in-class and online courses.
* Avoid schools that promote “online” or “distance learning” in their school name. This practice is getting rare these days, but their are still a few that do - cross these institutions off your list if this is a concern.
* Make sure that your selected school has a professional business office. Most credible distance learning schools are reachable during normal business hours. Your selected school should have a “live” person answering their phones in case your present or prospective employer calls to verify your degree.
* Examine a sample copy of your school’s transcripts. Make sure that the format and headings appear professional and do not contain references to online or distance learning classes or degrees.
Hopefully, these simple tips will help you add credibility to your distance learning degree or certificate program. We have found that it is only a small minority of employers that are still skeptical of online courses or degrees. The usual cause is that they are behind the times and are just not aware of the extensive use of online courses being offered by large, traditional universities in today’s educational world.
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