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Show ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT 2 Thursday, October 27, 2011 Advanced Degree: For those looking to take their career to the next level, the next step might be into a graduate-school classroom Patricia V. Rivera CTW FEATURES Randi Bussin didn't give it a second thought. When she decided to abandon a 20-year career in high-tech sales and marketing and start a new life as a counselor, she had no intention of going back to college. Instead she opted to take various classes offered by national career coach associations and prepared to take the required licensing exams. With an MBA and a Master's degree in French already on her resume, she saw no need for another degree. "I was 45. I wasn't going to go back to school," says Bussin, who also worked as a graduate school counselor at several Massachusetts colleges. Now, as a Boston-based career coach, she advises people on the merits of pursuing a graduate degree. The need for one - and absorbing the cost that can easily start at around $20,000 - depends on the field and the goals of the individuals, she says. Some professionals such as lawyers and architects can't practice without an appropriate advanced degree. Others, such as counselors and non-profit agency managers, expect candidates to have one. Many human resource professionals, however, are now looking at the entire resume of candidates and evaluating them based not only on their college degrees but also on the hard-won skills they have developed over the years. When Bussin counsels clients, for example, she also takes into consideration their ages, financial situations and family lives. She's more likely to encourage someone in his or her 20s to pursue a second degree when they are opting to start a new career, but not likely to make the same recommendation for clients in their 50s who are also looking to do something different. Instead, she pushes older clients to get industryspecific certifications that will offer them very specific skills and expertise. Every national association of professionals has information on what's needed to be certified or accredited by the appropriate bodies. Experts agree that it's crucial to make sure that the certification comes from a reputable source that follows principles established by a board, otherwise it may not be as highly valued. For instance, the most highly-regarded program for public relations professionals is coordinated by the Universal Accreditation Board, a consortium of 10 public relations associations. Based on the PR Week/ The exams test knowledge Korn Ferry Salary Survey, in researching, ethics and accredited public relations law, business literacy, media professionals earn 20 percent relations, and advanced See GRADUATE Page 4 communication skills. 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