Monday 11 November 2013

...now with added Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance

Long-time followers of my blog will know I was completing a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance.  Well last week I stepped onstage at the Ivy Ballroom (weird location for a graduation, right??) and collected my certificate.  I'm not sure how an Applied Finance post-grad qualification + an IT undergrad qualification is meant to help me at a Legal publishing company but I'm sure I've done stranger things.

I even got a University-branded business card holder as a reward for forking over $10,000 and sacrificing many hours and weekends to study.  I shouldn't be so cynical, it's all for my own education.... unless I didn't learn anything??

After this, I have decided to stay away from study for a while (apart from maybe a Project Manager certification next year?).  Maybe one day down the track I'll decide to do an MBA but certainly not anytime soon.  My boyfriend and I are study-ed out (he's a fancy pants and has a Masters of Applied Finance but he actually works in Finance which is a bit more helpful. And no we didn't study together - we actually did it at different Unis.  No idea why.  Add that to the list of stupid things I've done).

10 comments:

  1. Congrats! Well done.
    So hard juggling work and study sometimes.
    SSG xxx

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    1. It's super hard doing fulltime work + study! You have to be willing to sacrifice so many weekends.

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  2. Dont worry I just finished a Post Grad Diploma and am all studied out for good. Not sure how much I learnt but have the piece of paper.

    I am also having to do a Project Management diploma next year but its only a 5 day course so can't be too bad....

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    1. Yeah that's how I feel - how much did I really get out of it? I think I'm just going to do a single exam PM certification, don't think I can hack 5 days!!

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  3. A business card holder is pretty good. Most places do keyrings, though for us we got scarves while the boys got ties. :)

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    1. Oooh I would love a scarf!! Business card holder is useless for me as I don't have business cards haha

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  4. Congratulations! Well done!! Enjoy having a break for awhile! x

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