Career Backup Plans
By Ed. Filed in Computers & Internet, Education, Life, Money |
My sister is still trying to get her life together after the sudden and unexpected death of her husband last year. I know it must be incredibly hard to lose your spouse after 30 years of marriage, and he was only 52 when he passed away. Now she is trying to not only grieve but create a new life and identity for herself and her daughters.
She has been looking into working for an online nursing degree by taking classes at night after work. She can still work full time at her secretarial job and then at night while her daughters do their homework she can get online to take her classes.
Her best friend, Hattie, has been working toward her online phd as a career backup plan. She feels that years of experience do count toward something positive but the credentials of college degrees and certification courses are even better to ensure a successful career.
They both are good candidates for a distance learning degree, as they have serious career goals and are willing to put in the time at night to further their educations. Surely this recession will start turning around soon and people who want to advance their careers or perhaps change jobs will have a much better chance at finding their dream jobs, especially if they have taken the time to prepare with additional diplomas or new skills.