November 25, 2008
What is the value of a Six Sigma Black Belt Certification?
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I am currently working on becoming Six Sigma Black belt certified. I have over 10 years experience in marketing and sales at an executive level in a small company. I started my career with a Multi-national where I was heavily involved in Six Sigma. Can anybody tell me what value corporate America put on a Six Sigma Black Belt Certification?
Thank you Supasuc. I am actually hoping that the Black belt will help me to elevate my career out of the small business setting and back into a the Multinational environment where I started my career. Once I get my certification I will target larger companies in my career search.
I am currently working on becoming Six Sigma Black belt certified. I have over 10 years experience in marketing and sales at an executive level in a small company. I started my career with a Multi-national where I was heavily involved in Six Sigma. Can anybody tell me what value corporate America put on a Six Sigma Black Belt Certification?
Thank you Supasuc. I am actually hoping that the Black belt will help me to elevate my career out of the small business setting and back into a the Multinational environment where I started my career. Once I get my certification I will target larger companies in my career search.
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Comments on What is the value of a Six Sigma Black Belt Certification? »
sales assistants at investment companies come in making 80,000 a year just b/c of that certification…. goodluck
I am 53 years old and retired.
I acquired a six sigma black belt certification when I worked for GE. At that time, once you get your black belt, you are almost automatically given a management position and a large increase. Let’s me empahize again that I am 53 years old and have been retired for 3 years so there are lots of value to that belt.
However, I would have to say that small companies (having worked there between my 48th and 50th B-day) are just not the right place for a black belt despite of whatever upper management said. Small companies have more things to worry about usually than making improvement to their process plus the resources are usually just not there. There is usually also a lack of knowledge on what six sigma really is so it is really difficult to implement change.
As you might have noticed, working at a small company was the key factor that convince me to actually retire….there really was just no reason to torture myself when the money is not needed anymore at that point.
In a mid to large size company it means allot, especially in income. Get the certification it will be worth it big time