Hey everyone! It's
that time of the week again! Huzzah for
Fridays!
1.) I would like to
start with Cajun's post "My Hidden Little Gems: How to boost your resume
WITHOUT a degree, if you have the wrong degree, etc." on his blog My Ashford
University Experience. In it he gives a little overview of some ways
that you can improve on your resume and help yourself be more qualified for
certain jobs if you don't have a degree, or if you have the "wrong"
degree. His solution is to go for
certifications, certificates and professional credentials. They can give your resume an extra little
boost if you're applying for a job that is not necessarily in the area that you
studied in college. Cajun gives some
examples of types of jobs and some certifications that a person could get to
supplement their resume and better qualify them for the job.
I would also just like to quickly
point everyone to another of Cajun's posts "Get Happy: It's your responsibility
to do so". It's basically about happiness and how it is
your responsibility to make sure that you are happy. You have to consciously make the decision to
change your mood and to improve upon whatever it is that is making you
unhappy. It's all a state of mind!
2.) TC's post
(tcord1964) "Changing Careers: One Year Later" on his blog My Penn Foster
College Experience
discusses different types of people that choose to go back to school online and
post in our community. He narrows it
down to people who "are going to school because they want to get ahead in their
careers" and people who "are going to school because they want to change
careers." TC offers some advice to those
considering a career change and makes some great points about things to
consider when deciding to change your career.
3.) In Victoria's post "Student
Overcomes to Go to College" on the Inspiration for Education blog
she brings a remarkable student to our attention. His name is Andrew Engel and he graduated
from the University
of Maryland this past May
despite having no short-term memory. He proves
to everyone that you can do anything if you put enough effort towards it and
you have enough determination and support behind you! It's an amazing story and should inspire
many!
4.) Scott's post
"Getting Close" on his blog My Kaplan University Experience
discusses how he is approaching his next-to-final term at Kaplan! It is great to hear about his progress and
see solid movement forward! He has to
take three classes before graduation and in this post he discusses them and his
expectations a bit. It's great insight
into how far he has gone and how he is feeling now that he is nearly done!
5.) Lastly, I would
like to point you all to Steve's post "The "delivery cost" of a
degree" on his blog My St. Petersburg College Experience. It is a quick little post discussing the
"delivery cost" of Scott's degree! First
Scott explains what "delivery cost" means in terms of his brother's business,
then he compares it to his online degree and figures out the "delivery cost" of
it! Coincidentally this allows him to
discover how much money he is saving through going to school online. It is very interesting to think about how
much money a person can save through going to school online. Sure, as with most schooling, it is
definitely an expense, but going to school online takes away the hassle of gas,
fixing a car, or living on campus and paying for room and board, and a
potential meal plan!
Well, that's about all for me! I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!!
~MichelleA