It's easy to fall into a trap where we look--or hope--for short-term payoffs.  The Certified Records Manager certification began in 1975. Only in the last few years have job notices explicitly required or "preferred" a CRM. More will do so over time.

Point is: don't get a certification of any kind and expect great things to happen pronto--to you or to the profession. Time will tell. When folks ask me about becoming certified, I say that it seems logical to pursue a certification in your field if there is one. If nothing else, it is a personal commitment to excellence wherever it may be.

Best,

Mike
J. Michael Pemberton, Ph.D., CRM, FAI
Professor
The School of Information Sciences
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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