How are you Monetizing using your Degree or Certificates

[rebel100]

I got my current job in part due to my degree (I was like 6 credits shy of completion with an anticipated graduation date a couple months out when hired). So it definitely helped, emergency management is a related yet distinct career path from the EMS I had been involved in. I'm grateful for the position but the job has lost much of it's luster of late (we were bought out by a larger entity).

I keep an updated resume ready and cultivate a linked in profile to whicch I add individual MBA courses to as they are completed. The linked in account has led to some limited interest in me professionally, but nothing really solid that's been particularly tempting. (I'm not moving halfway across the country for an extra $10K). But certainly adding courses, certifications, staying active, it all helps a little.

The added education is however making a difference. I've mentioned before how invaluable I found the COSC Cornerstone to be. It prepared me and reset my mind to a sort of writing intensive, research driven way of thinking that's really changed the way I work. By re-engaging the MBA coursework I look at problems differently than I did in the past. More important than a degree or certificate...I've become educated, opportunity follows preparation.