How do you think Distance Learning has improved your career?

It’s everyone's dream to have the ultimate job and get paid ridiculous amounts of money. I dreamed the same and was fortunate enough to get the ultimate one just 15 days after the completion of my under-graduate program. I was very happy. I decided to quit further studies and started working. I forgot that life is never the same.

I was appointed as a creative executive in one of the leading advertising agency. I worked very hard to build a career and it didn't take long for me to establish myself and begin working my way up the "ladder." Moving to a management position was my next career objective. I worked day and night for that position and after 2 years of hard work, I was nominated for the position of Creative Manager. Unfortunately, the higher management rejected the application reasoning that the minimum academic requirement for the position is graduation. I was shocked, depressed and helpless. I really had no clue what to do.

With so much available to help succeed, standing still was not an option for my career. Whatever the case, i needed to earn a graduation degree to take my career to the next level. But on the other hand, I couldn’t quit my job to go back to school to earn the credential.

Distance learning was the best and probably only option for me to gain my degree. It is defined as not only home-based study but also online education. It gave me the freedom and flexibility to learn when and where i wanted and at my own pace.

Currently i hold a masters degree and work for the same advertising agency as a Creative Director. All thanks to the DISTANCE LEARNING.

You cannot open a book without learning something.
- Confucius
 

Comments

  • Kizzi Keast
    03-02-2012 13:27:54
    My distance learning will give me new skills and allow me to move into a different area of work, one I am much more interested in. Right now though, simply doing the course has already improved my knowledge and I feel more confident in tackling issues in my current workplace which had earnt me more respect from my managers.
  • Melissa Phillips
    03-02-2012 16:49:09
    I'm hoping my Anatomy and Physiology course and my Psychology course (as well as advanced anatomy and physiology I plan to take) will gain me a career in medicine :)
  • mike anderson
    29-02-2012 16:47:14
    Distance learning not only improves your c.v but gives a boost mentally as well as give confidence to take your chosen field of work further
  • Mike Anderson
    27-02-2012 13:53:30
    It has certainly helped me in my chosen field, The course i completed has already paid for itself and more, not only in a financial sense but in a learning sense too,
  • Vivi Anderson
    26-03-2012 14:42:30
    we all have our vision of our dream job, which many if us are unfortunatly unale to achieve be it for one reason or another. but i think learning via distance gives anyone an edge into achieving thier dream jobs. with stonebridge for expmple not only does it offer high quality course. but also in many cases professional memberships and this is worth its weight in gold and can certainly help people acheive thier dream jobs. it has definatly furthered my career.and i really dont think this would have been possible without stonebridge and elearn

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