{"id":3159,"date":"2014-05-19T16:07:18","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T21:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sholeh.calmstorm.net\/blog\/?p=3159"},"modified":"2014-05-19T23:00:38","modified_gmt":"2014-05-20T04:00:38","slug":"i-passed-my-cmp-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sholeh.calmstorm.net\/blog\/archives\/3159","title":{"rendered":"I passed my CMP Exam!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last Wednesday was a bit nerve-wracking for me. I took my\u00c2\u00a0CMP (Certified Meeting Planner) exam and found out right away that I passed! Within a few hours, something that I had been trying to do for years was over.<\/p>\n

I started the process of preparing to take the exam in January of 2012 by registering for a class at Harper College from March-May 2012, which I passed<\/a>. Then life took over and I was far too busy to think about studying for the EXAM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There are at least 2 things that you must have to qualify for the CMP test (there are other options but this is what I qualified for)<\/em>:
\n-At least 36 months of working in the event industry & current or recent work in events.
\n-Completion of 25 clock hours of industry-related continuing education within the past five years.<\/p>\n

From the Convention Industry Council website<\/a>:
\n“…the CMP credential is recognized globally as the badge of excellence in the meeting, convention, exhibition, and event industry. The qualifications for certification are based on professional experience, education, and a rigorous exam.”<\/em><\/p>\n

I studied the official materials for a few months this spring, and that, combined with the last 7 years of working in events, enabled me to pass the test. Just the things that I have learned in the last 8 months at my current job have been enormously valuable. When you are surrounded by 60 other event planners on a daily basis, you have no choice but to learn!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last Wednesday was a bit nerve-wracking for me. I took my\u00c2\u00a0CMP (Certified Meeting Planner) exam and found out right away that I passed! Within a few hours, something that I had been trying to do for years was over. I…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-work"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sholeh.calmstorm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sholeh.calmstorm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sholeh.calmstorm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sholeh.calmstorm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sholeh.calmstorm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3159"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sholeh.calmstorm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3166,"href":"https:\/\/sholeh.calmstorm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3159\/revisions\/3166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sholeh.calmstorm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sholeh.calmstorm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sholeh.calmstorm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}