{"id":2230,"date":"2007-01-10T13:59:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-10T13:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2007\/01\/10\/career-skills-report-facts-part-i\/"},"modified":"2021-08-04T16:53:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T20:53:57","slug":"career-skills-report-facts-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/career-skills-report-facts-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Career &amp; Skills Report Facts:  Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, we released our \u201c2007 Purchasing &amp; Supply Management Career &amp; Skills Report.\u201d This report, which was based on a survey in which more than 1,200 purchasing professionals participated, shares many great facts about trends that are shaping the profession.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>You can get the report for FREE when you sign up for the FREE Purchasing Resources Program, but I\u2019ll share a few facts from the report in blog posts over the next few days.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll start with my favorite fact\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purchasing professionals who have the <\/strong><strong>SPSM Certification<\/strong><strong> earn an average of $13,634 (US) more per year than those who do not.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I founded Next Level Purchasing, my mission was to help purchasing professionals who are struggling to have rewarding careers. 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