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As a professional nurse, taking a certification exam to obtain further specialization can be a very important phase in your life. After all, you’ve worked hard to reach that stage and you really want to give it your all during the exam.

Often, students dream of after-school work life. They fantasize about their career, about the salary, work environment and all the associated glamour of a job. Whether one opts for an affordable online bachelor’s degree or goes for an MBA at a traditional university, these fancy thoughts are always with them.

Changing careers is funny thing. It excites you, yet it scares you; it seems challenging, but it is also overwhelming; it seems right and it seems wrong. Yet many people are taking the plunge these days and leaving steady jobs to pursue a career in an entirely different field. With the option of getting an affordable online degree, the path to a new career has become even more achievable.

Everyone dreams of earning a six-figure salary. But often the field of work you are in is not very well-paying, and the path to a career change is not easy. Also additional studies and more work experience is required to climb up the ladder to your dream income.

Earlier this year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ publication “Occupational Employment Projections to 2020” ranked nursing amongst the occupations with the largest job growth up to 2020. Hundreds of thousands of jobs are expected to be added to nursing occupations such as registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nursing aides, by 2020.

It’s one of the oldest debates in the job market – what should you focus more on? Education or experience? Which will leave a more lasting impression on an employer? We present our view on the relative benefits of each and how both could add up to your credentials.