Sell Your Skills, Not Your Degree

www.investopedia.com October 3, 2011 - In this issue... Add Investopedia to safe sender list Find Investopedia on Financial Career Sell Your Skills, Not Your Degree Financial Education Shopping For An Accounting Certification Advanced FAQ What parties are involved in the creation of an ADR? SEC Update SEC Staff Releases Credit Rating Agency Examination Report Special Feature: Analyzing Financial Statements   1. Asset Turnover 2. Profit Margin 3. Return on Assets 4. Return on Equity More features: Margin Trading THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER IS SPONSORED BY:  Financial Career more career articles Sell Your Skills, Not Your Degree Since you graduated, you've probably developed skills beyond what you learned in college. Therefore, you may not have to go back to college if you want or need to change careers. In fact, if you're looking to make a career move, you might be more successful if you look more broadly at your set of skills and learn how to sell those to employers outside of your current career and education niche. Read more »  Related Reading: A Look At Accounting Careers, or Is A Career In Financial Planning In Your Future?  Investing Video 1:14min What Is Return On Equity? Investopedia Study Guides Series 6 Series 7 Series 26 Series 63 Series 65 Series 66  Financial Education more education articles Shopping For An Accounting Certification Getting widely recognized certifications can get you the job, help you to retain that job during layoffs, increase the marketability of your skill sets and provide professional credibility for you and your firm in a highly competitive marketplace. Human resource managers and prospective clients see the time, money and effort to acquire certifications as a testament to an individual's commitment to succeed in a particular profession. That demonstration of commitment and a universally recognized certification often can serve as the tiebreaker between two qualified candidates for a job. Read more  Related Reading: Preparing For A Career As A Portfolio Manager, Tales From Wall Street's Crypt  SEC Update More SEC Updates SEC Staff Releases Credit Rating Agency Examinations Report The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a report summarizing the staff's observations and concerns arising from the examinations of ten credit rating agencies registered with the SEC as Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations ("NRSROs") and subject to Commission oversight.. Full Article    Advanced Question What Parties Are Involved In The Creation Of An ADR? An American depositary receipt (ADR) is a legal certificate issued by a recognized U.S. bank that represents a specific number of shares of a foreign corporation traded on a U.S. stock exchange. An ADR will be used by a foreign corporation that wishes to have a portion of its equity traded in the U.S. market, but doesn't want to actually list its company's shares on a U.S. exchange.  Find Professionals in the Money Useful? You must be smarter than most of your "peers". Check out our other FREE newsletters! • Investing Basics • Forex Weekly • Term of the Day • Warren Buffett Watch • News To Use • The Chart Advisor Report • Stock Watch Weekly Thank you for reading Professionals in the Money on October 3, 2011 Professionals in the Money Admin Center You are receiving Professionals In The Money as a registered member of Investopedia.com - you joined on 20111002 21:22 Currently, you are subscribed to investopedia-professionals as: newsforward@autoforextradingpro.com To unsubscribe or change your email settings, click here. Ensure Delivery: Please add webmaster@investopedia.com to your email address book or safe-senders list. Copyright © 2009 Investopedia ULC. All Rights Reserved