In so many cases, earning a professional certification allows you to add certain credentials to your name and title. The credentials appear as letters after your name. The PMP credential tells others that you are a Project Management Professional. If your name and title bear the PHR credential, you are a Professional in Human Resources.
But do you know what those letters really mean? Do you know why they matter, above and beyond the specific credentials they refer to? All those letters after your name mean that you are serious about becoming a specialist in your field. And that matters because employers want and need people who know what they are doing.
You Are the One They Need
Credentials for certifications you have obtained say something about you as a person. They say that you are the one that others need to do the job.
We don’t offer many courses for real estate professionals here at ProTrain, but there is a great article about certifications on the National Association of Realtors website that drives home the point of this post. You can read it here.
In a nutshell, the post explains how the real estate agent featured in the article set out to earn certain certifications that would enable her to target particular audiences. The agent will always work with any client who comes her way. But her credentials make her stand out in a crowd. When certain homebuyers, like military couples, need help from an agent who understands their unique circumstances, they look for someone with the right credentials. She is that someone.
Your current employer (if you’re working) may need people with some highly specialized skills. They look for employees with the right credentials. And if not your current employer, then another employer willing to bring you on and pay you what you’re worth because you have demonstrated a willingness for specialized training.
Not Just Another Employee
Credentials tell employers that you’re not just another employee putting in the time and taking home a paycheck. Both are essential to the employer-employee relationship, but time and money don’t tell the entire story. Excelling as a company relies heavily on finding the right people. Excelling as an employee means being one of those people.
Do you want your career to take you on a path of its choosing, or do you want to cut the path and bring your career along with you? That’s really the big question in all of this.
Whether you are a software developer, an HR specialist, a project manager or even a healthcare professional, your willingness to learn will directly impact everything about your working future. Do not settle for being just another employee. Be the employee with specialized knowledge that sets you apart from the crowd.
Hassle-Free Job Training
We take the messiness and hassle out of job training through our online learning model. Check out our extensive catalog of certification training courses. We offer opportunities across a variety of categories, including business management, human resources, healthcare, IT, and more.
Each of our courses is designed to culminate in some sort of certification. And with most of the certifications come credentials you can add to your name and title – not for the mere sake of doing so, but to demonstrate your specialized skill and knowledge.
Our career counselors are standing by to speak with you at (844) 292-8641. If you would like more information about a particular course or course category, send a message to info@protrain.edu. Let us get you started on certification training that will change your life, your career, and your future.
