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Don't forget the basics.

If you are building a house, you wouldn't eliminate the foundation.

The same goes for Records and Information Management.  You have to learn
(and prove to yourself that you have learned) the basics before you move
on (Like a building inspector - is it safe to add the next level?).  If
you don't then the old adage comes into play - Garbage in - Garbage out
(GIGO).

GT

Graham Kitchen
Corporate Records Manager
Unified Western Grocers
5200 Sheila Street
Commerce, California 90040
Telephone:  (323)264-5200 Extension 4560
Cell:  (323)243-1865
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Records Management Program 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Subscribe 
> Recmgmt-L Anonymous
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 11:25 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: ERM vs CRM professional certification
> 
> I have been a Records Manager Consultant for about 12 years 
> at a fortune 
> 100 company but have never taken the CRM exam.  Why you might 
> ask, I don't 
> like the exam.  I think it is very antiquated and many of the 
> topics are 
> not relevant to what I do.  Within the past 1.5 years I have 
> focused 100% 
> of my job towards electronic records managment.  I am 
> currently taking the 
> ERM courses through AIIM and plan to get certified.  As I 
> review the job 
> postings for Records Managers one of the prerequisits is always a CRM 
> certification.  Now that electronic records management software is 
> available to the Records Manager and Sarbanes Oxley is 
> forcing companies to 
> properly managing their records, which certification do you 
> think will be 
> the better choice?
> 
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