Employment Credentials

The Employment Credentials (hereinafter, the Lesson) is the lesson of CNM Cyber that introduces its participants to employment credentials and related topics. The Lesson belongs to the Introduction to Careers session of the CNM Cyber Orientation.

The Lesson is made up of three lectios. At CNM Cyber, the word, lectio, is used for a lesson part.

Summaries

Predecessor

The predecessor lesson is Job Search Map.

Outline

Employment Credentials
Lectios	#	Referred topics
Employee Qualifications	1
Third-Party Credentials	2
Professional Credentials	3

Successor

The successor lesson is Job Marketing.

Self-declared credential. A credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
Work sample. Some product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity especially as an employment credential.
Earned-in-interview credential. A credential that is earned during an interview, usually a job interview.

Third-party credential. A credential issued by a third party.

Employment authorization. A government authorization of someone's eligibility to be employed. An employment authorization document is usually called a work permit.
Criminal record. A list of a person's previous criminal convictions and, sometimes, pending charges.
Security clearance. In the United States, an official determination that an individual may access information classified by the United States Federal Government. Security clearances are hierarchical; each level grants the holder access to information in that level and the levels below it.
Drug test. Some specified technical analysis of a biological specimen, for example, urine, hair, blood, breath, sweat, and/or oral fluid/saliva used to determine the presence or absence of specified parent drugs or their metabolites.

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

Professional license. In the United States, a designation earned by a person from a state agency that allows this person to exercise some occupation. Professional licenses usually require the university title for that profession.
Trade certificate (also known as professional certificate, professional designation, or, simply, certification). A designation earned by a person from a professional society, certification body, or, possibly, from a private certifier to assure qualification to perform a job or task. Some trade certificates must be renewed periodically or may be valid for a specific period (e.g., the lifetime of the product upon which the individual is certified).
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.
Work test (also work sample test or work simulation). A sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations. Its result is an employment credential that provides information relating to skills that may be difficult to assess in other ways.
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

The video of the presentation is published at https://youtu.be/BktQFe9j0Jk (10:00). Here is its full text.

Overview

Welcome to Employment Credentials. In this brief presentation, we are going to take a look at what may qualify one for working in a particular occupation and/or in particular industry. Let's start-off.

What an employment credential is

These are qualification, achievement, personal quality or aspect of a person`s background used to indicate a person`s suitability for employment. It can also be a document like a diploma or a good work sample so later we will talk about many credentials. For now, we look at self-declared credential, it`s a credential that has not been verified yet. Another good employment credential can be a work sample, which is some product of one’s performance intended to show his/her capacity especially as employment credential. I need to that in designer`s world, it`s often people use someone`s work samples. It makes sense to check whether this person really did this work or not.

Professional credentials

Some credentials are professional credentials; professional credential is employment credential that specifically refers to one’s professional capacity. Let`s start with the professional license, if you want to be a teacher in a public school in the United States or in Virginia, you most likely need to have a professional license which you are given by a specified government body. They will assess your education, your special classes and they will issue you with a professional license. Trade certificates are a little bit different, personally I am PMP certified, PMP stands for project management professional and this credential is issued by project management institute incorporated its headquarters are located in Pennsylvania. So they assessed my education, I passed their exam, they check my professional experience ant they issued this certificate. Work experience itself can be a professional credential as well as work test, or work sample test or work simulation, professional related performance, professional commendation and client feedback in some cases professional association membership. If you are a psychologist, make effort to be part of an American Psychology Association (APA).

Summary

This concludes the Employment Credentials presentation. We have defined employment credentials and taken a look at some of them including self-declared credentials and third-party credentials. Special considerations were given to professional credentials such as professional licenses, trade certificates, work experiences, work sample tests, and others. Quick stops were made by directories of credentials such as résumés, professional bios, and portfolios. If you haven't done yet so, you are now welcome to move to Job Marketing Tools.

Quiz questions

Every statement below is split into one true and one false question in the actual exam.

Employment credential is (not) a qualification, achievement, personal quality, aspect, or document relevant to a particular job.
Employment credential is (not) a credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
Employment credential is (not) a product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity.
Employment credential is (not) a range of work samples and/or other employment credentials.
Employment credential is (not) a credential issued by a third party.
Employment credential is (not) the experience of working in a specific field or occupation.
Employment credential is (not) a sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations.
Employment credential is (not) a suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity.
Employment credential is (not) an observation and/or evaluation of professional performance made by a customer.
Self-declared credential is (not) a qualification, achievement, personal quality, aspect, or document relevant to a particular job.
Self-declared credential is (not) a credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
Self-declared credential is (not) a product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity.
Self-declared credential is (not) a range of work samples and/or other employment credentials.
Self-declared credential is (not) a credential issued by a third party.
Self-declared credential is (not) the experience of working in a specific field or occupation.
Self-declared credential is (not) a sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations.
Self-declared credential is (not) a suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity.
Self-declared credential is (not) an observation and/or evaluation of professional performance made by a customer.
Work sample is (not) a qualification, achievement, personal quality, aspect, or document relevant to a particular job.
Work sample is (not) a credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
Work sample is (not) a product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity.
Work sample is (not) a range of work samples and/or other employment credentials.
Work sample is (not) a credential issued by a third party.
Work sample is (not) the experience of working in a specific field or occupation.
Work sample is (not) a sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations.
Work sample is (not) a suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity.
Work sample is (not) an observation and/or evaluation of professional performance made by a customer.
Third-party credential is (not) a qualification, achievement, personal quality, aspect, or document relevant to a particular job.
Third-party credential is (not) a credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
Third-party credential is (not) a product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity.
Third-party credential is (not) a range of work samples and/or other employment credentials.
Third-party credential is (not) a credential issued by a third party.
Third-party credential is (not) the experience of working in a specific field or occupation.
Third-party credential is (not) a sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations.
Third-party credential is (not) a suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity.
Third-party credential is (not) an observation and/or evaluation of professional performance made by a customer.
Work experience is (not) a qualification, achievement, personal quality, aspect, or document relevant to a particular job.
Work experience is (not) a credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
Work experience is (not) a product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity.
Work experience is (not) a range of work samples and/or other employment credentials.
Work experience is (not) a credential issued by a third party.
Work experience is (not) the experience of working in a specific field or occupation.
Work experience is (not) a sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations.
Work experience is (not) a suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity.
Work experience is (not) an observation and/or evaluation of professional performance made by a customer.
Work sample test is (not) a qualification, achievement, personal quality, aspect, or document relevant to a particular job.
Work sample test is (not) a credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
Work sample test is (not) a product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity.
Work sample test is (not) a range of work samples and/or other employment credentials.
Work sample test is (not) a credential issued by a third party.
Work sample test is (not) the experience of working in a specific field or occupation.
Work sample test is (not) a sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations.
Work sample test is (not) a suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity.
Work sample test is (not) an observation and/or evaluation of professional performance made by a customer.
Professional recommendation is (not) a qualification, achievement, personal quality, aspect, or document relevant to a particular job.
Professional recommendation is (not) a credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
Professional recommendation is (not) a product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity.
Professional recommendation is (not) a range of work samples and/or other employment credentials.
Professional recommendation is (not) a credential issued by a third party.
Professional recommendation is (not) the experience of working in a specific field or occupation.
Professional recommendation is (not) a sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations.
Professional recommendation is (not) a suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity.
Professional recommendation is (not) an observation and/or evaluation of professional performance made by a customer.
Client feedback is (not) a qualification, achievement, personal quality, aspect, or document relevant to a particular job.
Client feedback is (not) a credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
Client feedback is (not) a product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity.
Client feedback is (not) a range of work samples and/or other employment credentials.
Client feedback is (not) a credential issued by a third party.
Client feedback is (not) the experience of working in a specific field or occupation.
Client feedback is (not) a sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations.
Client feedback is (not) a suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity.
Client feedback is (not) an observation and/or evaluation of professional performance made by a customer.

Employment Credentials

Contents

Summaries

Predecessor

Outline

Successor

See also