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Is the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) Designation for You?

Planners on Purpose Podcast

English - January 06, 2024 05:00 - 12 minutes - 8.63 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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If you are an event planner, this year you may be wondering if getting your Certified Meeting Professional Designation is for you. The CMP is a designation that many meeting and event industry professionals consider when wanting to boost their careers to the next level.

This designation is one of the most popular in the industry and was one of the first established, as it's been in circulation for more than 30 years. This CMP designation has been tried, tested, pruned, updated, and is always relevant to the meeting and event industry experience as it is reviewed for event professionals by event professionals.

This episode unpacks some of the benefits of getting your CMP and also shares some brief steps on how to obtain yours. Some of the benefits that we cover in this episode are knowledge enhancement, and also salary, promotion, and visibility benefits.

Once you make the commitment to getting your CMP,  it doesn't come lightly, but Planners on Purpose does have support to help you via our CMP Study Group. The link is below but can offer you amazing support in learning the material, giving you test-taking tips, and memorization exercises so that you can pass the exam. 

Links and Resources
CMP Study Group
Journey to Getting my CMP

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