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So…you studied for months, drew upon all the wisdom garnered through your years in the industry, experienced the last minute jitters and (finally) earned your CSW! Or your CSS, CWE, CSE, or HBSC!
Of course, now you’d like to tell the world, post it to LinkedIn, and make sure potential clients, employers (or maybe even dates) know what it means to have earned your credential.
Here’s how you can do that: download a digital badge (available via Acclaim) and post it to your social media accounts, your email signature, and use the jpeg to attach it to your paper resumes and business cards
Digital badges serve as verification of your credential and may be shared via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs, and other websites. For old-fashioned paper uses, the badge may be added (as a jpeg image) to business cards, resumes, or any other printed materials.
Digital badges shared electronically provide a link that provides the following information:
- Name, date, and title of the credential and the certifying agency
- Links to a list of skills that are represented by earning the credential
- Lists the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to earn the credential
- Links to additional information about the credential (on the SWE website)
- Links to related jobs and information about employer demand for the credential
For current holders of the CSW, CWE, CSS, and CSE certifications—as well as all current and future holders of the HBSC certificate, please contact Ben Coffelt of the SWE Home Office for information on how to claim your badge: bcoffelt@societyofwineeducators.org
For future CSS and CSW credential holders: information on how to claim your digital badge will be forwarded to you after completion of your certification exam at a Pearson Vue Testing Center.
For more information on digital badges click here: https://www.youracclaim.com/badge-overview