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).
Congrats! Well done.
ReplyDeleteSo hard juggling work and study sometimes.
SSG xxx
It's super hard doing fulltime work + study! You have to be willing to sacrifice so many weekends.
DeleteDont 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.
ReplyDeleteI am also having to do a Project Management diploma next year but its only a 5 day course so can't be too bad....
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!!
DeleteCongrats by the way!
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
DeleteA business card holder is pretty good. Most places do keyrings, though for us we got scarves while the boys got ties. :)
ReplyDeleteOooh I would love a scarf!! Business card holder is useless for me as I don't have business cards haha
DeleteCongratulations! Well done!! Enjoy having a break for awhile! x
ReplyDeleteOooh I defs will!!
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