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A Fast Way to Get a Prestigious College on Your Resume
By Bridget Kulla
March 05, 2009
Unfortunately, brand names count. When employers decide whom to interview, seeing school names they recognize can be a plus. One way to add a better-known name to your resume is to complete a university extension certificate program. Many top colleges, such as Berkeley and Harvard, offer them. Harvard, for example, offers one-year programs in administration/management, public health, museum studies, publishing and communications, applied sciences, and educational technology. Berkeley offers 75 such programs, from accounting to Web design, Cisco routers to college counseling, interior design to garden design, publishing to editing.
What You Could Do Today
Consult MonsterLearning’s extensive database to locate schools that offer the online or offline courses you need.
You can also check nearby university Web sites and search on the term “university extension.” For example, check out offerings from the Berkeley Extension School and Harvard Extension School.
This article originally appeared on Monster.com.
LVaughan1980
12 months ago
Your link for the Harvard Extension School takes you to the calendar of events for the 2000-2001 school year.
goldensurfergirl
over 1 year ago
I think this is a reasonable idea and I plan to investigate it. This DOESN'T replace getting your degree from a accredited univeristy but it will catch a potential employer's eye. I'm actually making a point of getting a minor in Economics to go with my major in Business Management since I want my degree to stand out above others. If it will provide value to what you are pursuing, try doing a certificate program over a couple of summer semesters (two years) or take some courses during one of the years in which your class load might be more manageable.
MichaelC132
over 2 years ago
Helpful and informative, why would anybody vote this down?