CEBS (Certified Employee Benefit Specialist) CEBS Study Tips and Resources

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Christine Vazquez, CEBSApril 8, 2024April 11, 2024

Three Tips to Study Smarter

It’s important to be able to keep track of all the legislation that has shaped benefit plans. Here are some tips for creating a timeline to help you retain this information for your Certified Employee Benefit Specialist^® (CEBS) exam.

1. Draw a box for each piece of legislation that has been enacted. Write the name of the law and the year it was passed inside the box.

2. Above each box, take note of the legal and economic climate at the time each law was passed. Why was the law enacted? What was happening in the benefits industry at that time?

3. Add several bullet points under each box describing the effect of the legal change.

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Christine Vazquez, CEBS

Director, CEBS Educational Services Favorite Foundation Product: The CEBS designation gives you a comprehensive understanding of group health and retirement plan design. It’s a career game changer that bolsters your knowledge and skills. The ISCEBS webcasts are also great–they feature cutting edge topics presented by industry experts to keep your knowledge current and even give you credit for staying CEBS Compliant! Benefits-related Topics that Interest Her Most: Behavioral finance, workplace wellness programs, and the future of work. We’re in an exciting time with many changes and the Foundation is a wonderful resource to keep abreast of what’s next. Personal Insight: Christine loves spending time with her daughter and being in nature. She’s also constantly working on fiber art or jewelry projects–she always has an embroidery hoop or a good book in her purse.

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