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to earn a degree. I already have the US RA accredit degrees. What I am looking for is a way to check of the global perspective for future employment possibilities. I will also take suggestions on other ways I can show the global mindset. The mindset revolution - British Airways Business Life. Business advice and inspiration, insider tips from the world

 

It has been said that out of the three attributes you mentioned, you can only get two out of three.

 

It's like the old joke: "Cheap, fast, good...pick two" Quite a bit of truth there.

 

Cheap is a relative term - how cheap is cheap. What about Heriott-Watt (I am sure the spelling is off).

 

If you can work at it full-time you might earn an Australian Masters in a year (look at Charles Sturt University). Those schools have decent reputations but they are not cheap - about on par with US schools.

 

As the US dollar is pretty weak now, even Australian schools would be expensive in American terms. Given the US dollar position, there are no many options in the English world but South Africa and may be India.
There are some reputable Indian schools but I think DL options are limited there.
I believe that most reputable schools in Europe, Canada and Australia would be more expensive than American schools given the currency exchange.

The foreign route was attractive in the late 90s with a strong dollar but I think you better stick to American options given the weak dollar situation.

 

What about a simpler way of proving a global mindset. Any suggestions?

 

You can become a member of respected internationally recognized society or Institute.

For example if you have MBA you can become a member of Institute of Leadership and management with post nominals like MInstLM. Or if you can prove that you are a Sr. Manager with last 5 or 7 years in that position you can be a fellow.

You can also apply to Institute of Chartered Managers and earn a chartered manager status etc.

The same for Engineers.

There are some International Institutes that you can explore.

 

1. Work in another country.
2. Intern in another country.
3. Spend time in other countries.

None of these requires school; which for the most part doesn't really prove anything other than give you the basics to maybe be able to prove something.

Point being, if you're not doing the three things above, you really don't need a global mindset. In my own case, I had an opportunity to go to Thunderbird after the MBA. Instead, I found a company that needed someone to expand their support arm into Europe and China. Better fit to make money than spend it if you can do it.

 

I spent the last 5 years working overseas in two different countries. And the last year trying to learn to read and write Chinese at the local University.

 

Isn't that enough of a qualification to suit your purpose?

 

I am not sure. I worked as an English as a second language teacher. I am trying to show that I have kept up with my accounting credentials as well as teaching. So, I am just looking for advice and maybe some brainstorming. I am trying to stack the deck in my favor.

 

For accounting, the most recognized credentials are:

American CPA
British ACMA, ACCA
Canadian CGA, CMA or CA
Australian CPA and CA

Most of these credentials can be earned by using DL.