From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Wendy Campbell
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 3:47 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Professional education strategies

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Ray Cook <raycook**At_Symbol_Here**apexhse.com> wrote:

Greetings All,

My order of preference for selection, all other things considered equal,
from 1st to last choice would be:

CIH
MS - hands on
CSP
MS - online

The specific v. general depends more on what you want to do v. what
employers want.  There are opportunities for both paths.

Regards!

Raymond L. Cook, Jr.,  MSIH, CIH, CSP
Principal Consultant
Apex HSE, LLC
http://apexhse.com
832.477.4454


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From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of
Secretary ACS DCHAS
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 3:37 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Professional education strategies

A member of the division who is considering potential professional
development opportunities is interested in comments from the list membership
about some questions they're wondering about. Specifically:

- When hiring an EHS professional are you more likely to interested in a
candidate's experience, or do certifications or graduate degrees carry more
weight?

- If graduate degrees are important, does it make a difference if they are
on-line or in-person degrees?

- Are employers be more interested in hiring people with specific degrees
(eg, Industrial Hygiene) or more general ones (eg, EHS Management)?

If you prefer to respond to these questions privately, feel free to send
them to me directly and I'll pass them back to the person asking the
question.

Thanks for your help with this.

- Ralph

Ralph Stuart
secretary**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org
Secretary< br>Division of Chemical Health and Safety
American Chemical Society