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How To Give Yourself A Raise With An Online
College Degree
By Gerald Maccoux
There are many people today from all walks of life who are getting an online
college degree from home. Dollar for dollar, an online college degree or post
graduate work pays off.
The quickest way to give yourself a raise is to receive your certification in an
area in which you are all ready working. Examples where board certification is
pertinent include technical and vocational fields to name a few.
Sometimes an online college degree is very necessary in these instances. In some
cases you have previously learned the information required of you for these
various certifications, but will need the necessary degree in order to advance
in your particular field.
So, let's discuss possible uses of a college degree via distance education. Many
who are presently working in technical and vocational fields enroll in online
courses to restructure and enhance their careers, and receive additional
certification status.
Examples of this occur on an on-going basis. A thirty year old immigrant from
South America began working as a nurse's aid, and is presently in her second
semester of training from home at an online college.
A 50 year old white male enrolled in an online technical college to study
electronics when the factory in which he had worked moved to Mexico early last
year.
During a downsizing exercise at a psychiatric facility in Missouri, an education
staff member returned to an online virtual classroom to gain continuing units of
education, and add a minor to her present degree.
Thus, you can see with the use of those brief examples that continuing education
can be useful as well as critical to your intellectual growth base.
An online college degree is more important than ever for several reasons.
1. Employers feel that we are presently in an employer's market. This means that
they can be more selective in individuals they hire.
2. Jobs that glean more pay are more specialized. Specialized jobs require more
training/education. This is true because these jobs require the manipulation of
facts, figures, and/or technology which is often times sensitive, adaptive, or
computerized.
3. Our current jobs in the U.S. are becoming more and more service oriented.
These jobs have relatively low pay and our labeled unskilled work. Thus, one
must retool to prepare his or her self to obtain a job requiring more skill and
offering more pay.
4. Finally, we have entered a global economy. Such an economy demands higher
prices for homes and automobiles without providing numerous gainful employment
opportunities.
How do you know if an online college degree is for you? First, if you lack a
high school diploma, a college degree is a must. High school non-graduates make
25% less than starting salary employees with a high school education.
Secondly, you may presently hold a position that would pay you more if you held
a degree from an online technical school or online community college. You may
know this information from coworkers or acquaintances in your line of work.
Thirdly, if you are considered a non-traditional student. Financial incentives
are available to attract such students. So if you could be described as a
non-traditional or a minority student, smaller financial payout is a good
incentive to continue your education.
Check out an online college degree portal and invest in your future. Give
yourself a raise.
Gerald Maccoux is an online college recruiter and presently recruits college
students via his college portal http://www.locate-a-college.com |
