Enhancing your skills will make you a stronger candidate, whether it鈥檚 professional training or you just want to fine-tune your job-searching tactics by taking a seminar or reading a career book. In certain fields, candidates cannot advance without master鈥檚 degrees or specific certifications.
鈥淵ou have to look at your field and see what the marketplace requires,鈥� says Attridge.
鈥淓ducation for education鈥檚 sake does not position you well with employers. They are much more interested in what you have actually done.鈥�
