ENEB Master Thread

[nykorn]

I recently completed the Triple Masters program for the Global MBA, and I'm now considering getting my diplomas with Apostille of The Hague and notarial certification. ENEB currently charges €578 for this service. However, I recall seeing a promotion not too long ago offering a 50% discount, which would have reduced the cost to just €289, the discount is no longer available, and the price has reverted back to €578. This inconsistency is not only frustrating but also seems a bit unfair to students who are already investing heavily in their education, it seems that their prices never stay the same and are constantly fluctuating, which makes it challenging to budget or make informed decisions.

I got the 50% discount. It was a Black Friday sale. As is mentioned on the Wiki and has been mentioned in this thread several times, they often have holiday sales. This includes Chinese New Year, ENEB anniversary, and other stuff. Just keep waiting and a discount will eventually pop up again.

It is not a real price inconsistency problem. It's a normal business tactic. They are steadily raising prices with each passing year while offering regular, temporary seasonal discounts instead of permanently lowering prices.

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And did you benefit professionally because of attaining the degrees or did it have no material effect on your professional life? (By benefiting professionally it can mean having recruiters reach out, having a salary increase from your current job, qualifying you for another job or career pivot, etc.)

For Americans in particular, I would love to hear your experiences.

I'm in the US (rural area in Washington state) and benefitted before I even had finished the degree. I registered for the Hotel Management course in something like August 2023. I talked about having registered for the courses to one of the reception managers at the hotel I work at, and she recommended me to the big boss to switch from housekeeping to reception and apparently praised me a lot for my dedication and studiousness. In around October after I had started the courses I ended up getting a few cents' raise and promised a switch to reception management. 

That switch hasn't happened yet and the particular manager who recommended me has quit, but now when I talked to the big boss again in May 2024, she is still promising the switch, there have just been a lot of invisible hiccups (1) she wants to train me personally but has barely been at the hotel, 2) she suddenly had to give reception and full-time hour priority to some staff members who would be homeless if they didn't get it). She says she doesn't care where I got the education or precisely what I learned but just having the education proved I want to learn and that I can learn fast, so she isn't worried about me wasting the company's money by taking forever to learn the ropes of reception management and thus needing a lot of shifts where two people work at once.

I'm not currently looking for another job because I'm trying to get 3 straight years at the same workplace on my resume for future visa purposes to Japan, but if by the end of this year I still don't have that receptionist position I may end up switching to another hotel and seeing what the Isabel certificate can help me with in job hunting.