Professional Credentials

Professional Credentials (hereinafter, the Lectio) is the second lesson part of the Employment Credentials lesson that introduces its participants to employment credentials and related topics.

WorldOpp Pipeline

This lesson belongs to the Introduction to Careers session of the CNM Cyber Orientation. The Orientation is the second stage of the WorldOpp Pipeline.

Content

The predecessor lectio is Third-Party Credentials.

Key terms

Professional credential. An employment credential that specifically refers to one's professional capacity.

• Work experience. Any experience that a person gains while working in a specific field or occupation, but the expression is widely used to mean a type of volunteer work that is commonly intended for young people, often students, to get a feel for professional working environments.
• Professional award. A prize or other mark of recognition given in honor of achievement in a specific profession.
• Profession-related performance. Any performance related to a specific profession. Examples of such performances may include delivering a lecture, serving on a board, publishing a book, writing an article, especially reviewed by peers or made in well-known settings and/or verified by a reputable source.
• Professional recommendation. A suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity. Usually, professional recommendations include testimonies of the recommended person's achievements. The term, letter of recommendation, refers to not only professional recommendations.
• Client feedback such as clients letters or emails
• Professional association membership. Membership in a professional association.

Script

Professional credentials specifically refer to one's professional capacity. Work experience and professional recommendations are probably the most common professional credentials.

A person gains experience while working in a specific field or occupation. Another term, professional experience, is widely used to indicate a type of volunteer work that is commonly intended for young people, often students, to get a feel for professional working environments.

A suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity is known as a professional recommendation. Usually, these recommendations include testimonies of the recommended person's achievements. The term, letter of recommendation, refers to not only professional recommendations.

A few other credentials are worthy to be mentioned.

A work sample test is an example of the credential that can be earned from the employer. Third parties issue many of these credentials. They include professional licenses and trade certificates.

Professional awards are prizes or other marks of recognition given in honor of achievement in a specific profession.

Delivering a lecture, serving on a board, publishing a book, writing an article, especially reviewed by peers or made in well-known settings and/or verified by a reputable source are examples of profession-related performances.

Some recruiters may view a professional association membership as a professional credential. Most likely, client feedbacks such as clients letters or emails of appreciation are valuable credentials for most of recruiters.

Licenses and Certificates is the successor lectio.

Questions

Lectio quiz

The answer is recorded for the lectio completion purpose:

1. ? --Yes/No/I'm not sure/Let me think/Let's move on