Earning an online certificate can be an easy way to boost your resume - without the time and expense required when earning an online degree. While online certificates are generally not given the same weight as degrees, online certificates can give you new skills, diversify your qualifications, or qualify you to take on new tasks at work. Here's what a new Yahoo Hot Jobs article has to say about online certificate programs:

"For established professionals, certificates offer a practical means for strengthening the degrees they've already earned without taking on the hefty commitment of an additional full-blown degree program. And, for the career changer, certificates establish a foundation to break into new, lucrative lines of work without emptying their pockets to get there."

Online certificates programs are available for a variety of undergraduate and graduate fields including: Information Technology Security, Paralegal, Nursing Management, Forensic Nursing, and Executive Coaching.

For more information about online certificates see - No Degree Required: Certificate Programs for In-Demand Jobs.