Documenting My Son's WGU Experience

[dfrecore]

Thank you for the offer. I will make another thread about this. Definitely will take you up on that. Since you are so close to finishing, i would like to ask you something. Have you studied for any of the certifications like Assurance of learning (SHRM) or aPHR (HRCI)? I only mention those as those are the carts for someone with little to no experience in HR like myself.

I have many years of HR experience, but no plans to go back to work yet (I'm a SAHM, formerly homeschooling but not any longer, and thinking I may go back to work when my youngest starts driving). So, I do not want to get certified right now, simply because that is going to be the thing that shows that I am current on laws. I will probably go get certified a year before I plan to get a job.

One of the important things to do - figure out what you want to do, what kinds of jobs you are looking at, and then look to see which cert is more important. For me, it may not be either of the 2, since I worked (and want to work again) in compensation management, meaning I will need my CCP instead. That's what I mean about figuring out which certs are required for the job you want. Also, different parts of the country value the certs differently. So check on that before you get one or the other, because it does matter.