Letters After Your Name.

i once had a salesman working for me and i suggested that he have... 'Area Regional Sales Executive' printed on his business cards.... 'oh yes' he said.. that'll impress the ladies :cuckoo:
 
They're only there to impress, makes no difference although yes - inside ones area of expertise it is sometimes necessary. Trouble is, once it gets out you end up being the only one in the street that can sign bloody passport applications :(

Arthur
 
We were surprised to see my sister in law had letters after her name. Turns out she's a member of some health management thing, which she got by working in healthcare management for 3 years and sending them some money ;)
 
MARK AMIES said:
Maybe you were thinking of the SWPP?
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I wouldn't use these.

treeman said:
It does raise an interesting point about whether it's worth having letters after your name. Personally seems a bit pointless in any form of art industry, as the concept of artistic merit is purely subjective.
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With some societies such as the RPS, the letters indicate you have reached standard that potential clients will consider. A friend of mine who is a wedding tog, put his prices up after getting LRPS and the phone rang more. So it must help somewhere.
Nathan Hulse BSc
 
gsm. un. thank you very much, in service of my country. but i don,t use them much :D
 
I would only use them inside my industry, though wouldn't bother with either my Bsc or my Beng. Too common and doesn't have any meaning.
If i were chartered, then this is a real benefit in my industry so i would use those. But only for the sake of official correspondence and first contact within that industry.
 
It used to amuse me when I worked for a company who's staff directory insisted for some reason on including the academic qualifications along side the names on the management structure diagram that while the divisional, regional, branch managers might have a BA or BSc, even a Phd in one case the MD had nothing, so what did that prove.

Every time you gained another set of letters from a professional body they would order up a new plate for the board on reception, thankfully it was up to us what we had on cards or some of them would have been so full there wouldn't have been enough room for anything else. Even more reason not to flaunt them, they may be a valuable achievement and underline your competence and experience, but all to often their use is superfluous.
 
toph101 said:
:nono: The MOST important reason I got a PhD was to get a job as a scientist! However, after ten years of study and attaining three degrees I also have no problem using the Dr title given to me! I also would never try to infer that I am a medical doctor, especially since it would have been much quicker (and arguably easier) for me to become one!
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Ironically, as a "doctor" myself, I don't actually hold a doctorate in anything! Ironic innit? :cuckoo:

Plenty of other pointless initials, but would rather swap some for an FRPS :lol:
 
Sophotogenic said:
"Their" even - I knew I should of done better in my English GCSE.
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. . . and you should "have" done better!

Sorry, it's a pet peeve of mine when people (in growing numbers) say "of" instead of have and "are" instead of our.

No offence intended ;)
 
In the same vane as BSC I have PHD after mine.















(professional Horlicks drinker)
 
cowasaki said:
There is no law saying you can't stick any letters you like after your name unless they are used to fraudulently say that you are something you are not. Therefore any course you take can give you letters but if they mean nothing to other people they are not much use. Saying that most people do not realise that PHD is the same as Dr etc anyway so if the idea is just to big yourself up and confuse people then go for it ! The MOST important reason for getting a PHD is so that you can have Dr on your bank cards.
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:D ;)

oh and so I can fill in the "other" box on forms ....
 
DrRusty said:
:D ;)

oh and so I can fill in the "other" box on forms ....
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I had an EGG card about 5 years ago and someone at Egg messed up. Mrs_C got a credit card with "Earl xxxxxx" on it !! Personally I would have kept it :lol:
 
jontucker said:
Because people will think you are gay!
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Maybe only the small minded people.

But i still fail to see what a couple of letters after my name would have to do with my sexuality, Must say though i am happy with my sexuality are you???
 
Having lots of letters after your name (by way of photographic distinctions - FRPS, MPAGB, etc) seems a big thing in camera club land. Various bodies award these, and they're not always easy to get. In some instances, I think some people take this route because they have no academic letters after their names, but that's just an opinion!
 
SpikeK6 said:
Maybe only the small minded people.

But i still fail to see what a couple of letters after my name would have to do with my sexuality, Must say though i am happy with my sexuality are you???
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Uh, yeah, I meant in the Simpsons "I'm an electric car and if you drive me people will think you're gay" way. Touchy!
 
I've got letters after my name.

Although with names less is definately more.

Yours

C


:D
 
So far I only have MCHEM AMRSC, and should have a Dr after a couple years.

You also got me thinking about FRPS. Ideally it should help to convince potential clients, if I can figure out a proper way of advertising that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Maybe an MBA would help there.
 
good god... no wonder the NHS is in a mess... all the doctors are out taking photographs!! :D
 
waiting for haggis...!!

In the same vane as BSC I have PHD after mine.

err ....vein ....or do i wait in vain ....:shrug:
 
leftcurl said:
good god... no wonder the NHS is in a mess... all the doctors are out taking photographs!! :D
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Flash In The Pan said:
Rather than playing golf? :lol:
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My wifes a GP and trust me you dont want to see the pics she tries to take :D

And... she gave up on hole 6 of our local course because the bag with the sticks in it was too heavy.... pffft :lol:
 
i've never been entirely convinced with the giving of letters to be used after your name that you have to pay for each year

but generally i just stick with my name :)
 
I think it depends what it is. Most non educational qualifications need membership of a professional body to sustain them. I would lose my chartered engineer registration if I didn't remain a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

I've got letters after my name for photography too (from the RPS) but I don't tend to use them as I did the panel submission for me as a challenge and not to get the letters...
 
surely if you're educated to a level paying someone every year isn't going to stop your brains from turning to mush? :)

i understand what you mean though but your cheg like corbi quals and sia stuff are regulatory bodies aren't they whereas rps etc are just awarding bodies and don't actually regulate?

i could be wrong obviously
 
grumpybadger said:
I think it depends what it is. Most non educational qualifications need membership of a professional body to sustain them. I would lose my chartered engineer registration if I didn't remain a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
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Nearly all the computer technical ones require subscription and/or taking more exams every year to keep your qualification.

Not that you'd want to put CIE/CISSP/CNE/MCSE on your photography related personal business card anyway! Its just not relevant IMHO.
 
I wouldn't want to put any letters on my photography related business card and I don't!

My work one only has CEng on it as that supercedes the degree IMO
 
just dont go for r.i.p.
 
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