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== Credentials for Home Stagers? == |
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None that are official, but plenty handed out by home staging schools that are used as an attractant to get more students to sign up for the courses on the basis that these credentials will convince potential clients to hire these graduates. But guess what, Home Staging is an unregulated industry. The acronyms you get (ASP, HSE, CSHE, etc) only mean that you paid thousands of dollars to take a brief training course. One exception is the CSS designation which requires the passage of an exam and submission of a portfolio for review before attainment is achieved and investment for training is considerably less. It's not to say those graduates didn't learn anything useful, but time can only tell whether or not they have the talent, skills, marketing savvy and business smarts to be successful at what they chose to do. The same goes for anyone going into their own business - acronyms attached or not, and regardless of any training course taken. |
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So as a potential paying customer who is looking for home staging services, don't look for the accreditations or acronyms, look at the portfolio and ask questions to determine the experience and credibility of the candidate. Decide for yourself whether or not you think the candidate is capable of doing the job. |
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It's unfortunate that there is the mind set with some people that acronyms attached to someone's name mean they must be the best person for the job because they seem to have the right credentials. It's just not always true. An extreme example; all doctors have some sort of acronym after their name. Haven't you ever had a doctor's appointment and thought that they didn't help you, didn't seem to know what they were talking about, didn't seem to be listening to you? Did you find another doctor that you felt was more understanding to your needs? I hope I made my point. |
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To the people who are looking to get into this field, go for it! But you don't need to take a course just to get the acronyms. You need to have the essentials of what it takes to make it in this business before even considering taking a training course. Important skills are; project management, negotiation, dealing with people, pressure, deadlines, vendors/suppliers, time management, marketing, accounting and good real estate knowledge. You also need to already know that you have a talent for decorating, rearranging furniture to highlight a room's features, choosing proper accessories and placement, paint colors, etc. If you don't have all of that, then taking a training course may or may not mean you are instantly suited to this business. |
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~L |
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[[User:Lilypad333|Lilypad333]] ([[User talk:Lilypad333|talk]]) 15:52, 15 January 2008 (UTC) |
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