06-28-2011, 08:33 AM
Inspired by another post here, I have decided to pose the question regarding how FEMA credits can or should be mentioned on your resume.
I would imagine that the benefit of the FEMA certificates would be limited to just helping you get through college cheaply if your career is in a totally unrelated field. However, I also wonder how beneficial they are if you are in a field that does use this knowledge.
For example, as many of you know, I'm in software sales and for years it was medical software. However, back in January, I switched slightly to the chemical area and now I find myself doing the FEMA courses for my personal benefit even though I don't need the credits anymore.
So the question would be: Do any of you list FEMA certifications on your resume or LinkedIn profile? If so, how do you list them and how do employers view them? If you're in the emergency management world are they taken seriously? I mean, so far I think they look good, but they are free and self-paced, so that could mean that people don't have a great opinion of them.. I'm not looking for a new job right now, but since I'm new to the chemical management world, I am wondering if having FEMA certs listed on my LinkedIn might give me some industry cred.
Thoughts?
I would imagine that the benefit of the FEMA certificates would be limited to just helping you get through college cheaply if your career is in a totally unrelated field. However, I also wonder how beneficial they are if you are in a field that does use this knowledge.
For example, as many of you know, I'm in software sales and for years it was medical software. However, back in January, I switched slightly to the chemical area and now I find myself doing the FEMA courses for my personal benefit even though I don't need the credits anymore.
So the question would be: Do any of you list FEMA certifications on your resume or LinkedIn profile? If so, how do you list them and how do employers view them? If you're in the emergency management world are they taken seriously? I mean, so far I think they look good, but they are free and self-paced, so that could mean that people don't have a great opinion of them.. I'm not looking for a new job right now, but since I'm new to the chemical management world, I am wondering if having FEMA certs listed on my LinkedIn might give me some industry cred.
Thoughts?
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ISSA Certified Nutritionist
COSC BS, Business Admin
My BS Credits:
Spanish 80 | Humanities 67 | A & I Lit 72 | Sub Abuse 452 | Bus Ethics 445 | Tech Writ 62 | Math 53 | HTYH 454 | Am. Govt 65 | Env & Humanity 64 | Marketing 65 | Micro 61| Mgmt 63| Org Behavior 65| MIS 446|Computing 432 | BL II 61 | M&B 50 | Finance 411 | Supervision 437| Intro Bus. 439| Law Enforcement 63| SL: Accounting I B | Accounting II C+| Macro A | ECE: Labor Relations A | Capstone: A| FEMA PDS Cert
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