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Meaning of headline in a cv2/14/2024 ![]() Think about what each of your certifications is saying to a recruiter or hiring manager who reads your resume and what transferable skills it communicates. Think about whether a certification shows how qualified you are as a candidate for this specific role. For instance, if you’re applying for a help desk or other IT support role, a CompTIA A+ certification that proves you’ve been tested on your IT skills will add to your resume even if the job description doesn’t ask for it. Beyond that, “like with all information in your resume, you want to feature certifications that are relevant to the role you’re pursuing,” Yurovsky says. If you have a certification or license that is required or preferred for the role you’re applying to, definitely put it on your resume. When Should You Include Certifications on Your Resume? If you want to include online courses and certificates on your resume, read more here. ![]() When relevant, certificates still belong on your resume, but you might consider putting them in your resume’s education section (especially when issued by a school) or otherwise distinguishing them from your certifications. Individual companies may require certain certificates when hiring for roles, but you generally aren’t shut out of a career without one. For example you can get a certificate in Cybersecurity Technology from the University of Maryland Global Campus or a Front-End Web Developer Certificate from edX. Certificates might be issued by universities, colleges, or vocational schools and show that you completed a set of classes (usually fewer than a degree) or they might “showcase your completion of online courses and learning and development trainings,” Yurovsky says. They’re not standardized and are often education-based rather than experience- or assessment-based. Meanwhile, certificates and online courses are not certifications. Licenses are also more likely to require ongoing education and training to stay current in your field and can expire if you don’t keep them current, Yurovsky says. Teachers, doctors, social workers and other mental health professionals, accountants, and lawyers are also among the professionals who often need licenses to practice. ![]() For example, to legally practice as a nurse in New York State you must have a NYS nursing license, which requires completing an approved nursing degree, undergoing background checks, and passing the NCLEX exam. For example, a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is issued by the Product Management Institute, and in order to receive it you must have a minimum number of months of experience leading projects, complete a minimum number of hours of project management training or a lower-level certification from PMI, and pass the PMP exam.Ī certification that checks all of these boxes but is issued by a government or regulatory body and/or is legally required in order to do a certain job is called a license, says Heather Yurovsky, Muse career coach and founder of Shatter & Shine. You often need to pass exams and may need to meet certain education and experience requirements to obtain one. We’ll tell you exactly when to include certifications on your resume and how, but first… What Are Certifications?Ī certification is a standardized professional credential-that is, everyone with a certification must meet the same requirements-issued by professional associations, organizations, or companies. But what about certifications? They’re not quite experience or education, but they can be just as-if not more-important to you landing your next job. By Regina Borsellino, original published at The MuseĪs you write your resume, many of the things you need to include may have an obvious place: Your past jobs go in your work experience section, your education goes in your education section, and your skills go in your skills section.
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