CQE or CQA - Which one is better in terms of career progress

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Re: CQE or CQA - Which one is better in terms of career progress CQE or CQA

Okay, here's your opinion from an industry expert (naw, just kidding--"expert" is rather a reach for me I guess).

The advice about suiting your interest is the best so far.

Here's the fact of it all: The roles of a quality engineer and quality auditor are often fundamentally different. Quality engineering is technically based, and auditing is largely people-oriented.

That said, both skills can help the other job's performance. People skills can help a quality engineer get things done because the people element is usually involved in some way. The engineering knowledge helps an auditor understand what he/she is looking at and how things could be improved.

I've had CQE and CQA certifications for several years (recently expired) and am not auditing quality, environmental and safety systems. The technical aspect of engineering helps a great deal, but I think the people aspect of auditing makes the work more appealing than quality engineering would be.

It's hard to shine when you are not in the right line of work. I would find it hard to advance if I am not doing the work that's right for me, and thus perform well enough to get noticed and grow into management. You should decide what type of work would best suit you, so you can grow into the level you seek. It's not necessarily a logical decision; your emotions and temperament are more important than a linear-looking career path.
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Jennifer,

this type of basic difference really help me, it gives me to think about my strength and weekness, not i can decide if i have more people and communication skill i can go towards CQA, if technically then
CQE.

Thank you to all of you for your suggstion.

It will definetly help me
 
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Re: CQE or CQA - Which one is better in terms of career progress CQE or CQA

(An Aside: I wished I had the cove when I first got started. Such good advice, here.)

I will take by your listed accomplishments that you are quite adept in the area of test taking/ education/ and the like. I would probably bet that you could tackle anything you set your mind to it.

One of the most important things for you to do is figure out what you want to be when you grow up! :) What do you want to do?? What gives you satisfaction? Get out and experiment. Get plugged in to your local ASQ chapter. If there isn't one, I'm fairly certain there is an organized quality entity of some sorts. If you have access to the ASQ website, read through the summaries of the different tests. While not exhaustive lists, they may give you a broad overview of what those certifications embody.

See if you can volunteer/help with some audits. See if it is something you would enjoy. Talk to some quality engineers; find out some pros/cons. Get involved with profit/not-for-profit organizations. You might be suprised as to what you enjoy.

My point is: If you are doing something you enjoy, then you can advance your skills at it and improve your worth. If you are doing something you don't like, no amount of money or training will make things better.

And since it pertains to your post: I have both certifications, and some other useless stuff to hang on the wall. Discordian and the others captured my thoughts exactly.
 
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