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Promote Your Certification Brochure (pdf)
Sample Resume
Language - CPP®
Throughout the world, the Certified Protection Professional
(CPP®) designation is acknowledged as the security profession's highest recognition
of practitioners. It is evidence that an individual is "Board Certified
in Security Management." The CPP® is awarded based upon experience,
education, and of an examination that provides an objective measure
of an individual's broad-based knowledge and competency in security management.
Ongoing professional development is required in order to maintain the credential.
The CPP® is administered by ASIS International, the preeminent international
organization for security professionals, with more than 35,000 members worldwide.
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Sample Resume Language - PCI®
The Professional Certified Investigator
(PCI®) designation is evidence that an individual is "Board Certified in Investigations."
It is awarded based upon experience, education, and passing of an examination
that provides objective measure of an individual's broad-based knowledge and
competency in investigations. Ongoing professional development is required in
order to maintain the credential. The PCI® is administered by ASIS International,
the preeminent international organization for security professionals, with more
than 35,000 members worldwide.
Sample Resume Language - PSP®
The Physical Security Professional
(PSP®) designation is evidence that an individual is "Board Certified in Physical
Security." It is awarded based upon experience and passing of an examination
that provides objective measure of an individual's broad-based knowledge and
competency in physical security. Ongoing professional development is required
in order to maintain the credential. The PSP® is administered by ASIS International,
the preeminent international organization for security professionals, with more
than 35,000 members worldwide.
Why Should You Become a Certified Professional?
ASIS
surveyed all current CPPs® as of August 2001 to determine why they made the decision
to earn the CPP® designation. Of the 850 respondents, the following reasons were
cited:
- Personal satisfaction/motivation: 48%
- Greater job opportunities/flexibility: 17%
- Opens doors professionally: 17%
- Peer acceptance/recognition: 13%
- Military/law enforcement background-needed transition: 2%
- To pursue ASIS leadership opportunities: 1%
Why Should You Hire a Certified Professional?
ASIS surveyed all current CPPs® as of August 2001 to determine why they would
hire an employee with a CPP® designation. Of the 850 respondents, the following
are the top five reasons that were cited:
- Certification demonstrates evidence of professional competence:
29%
- Certification demonstrates commitment to the security management
profession: 20%
- Certification demonstrates self-motivation: 19%
- Certification demonstrates comprehension of the security management
body of knowledge: 15%
- Certification demonstrates high professional standards: 11%
How to Promote Your Certification
The list below
cites examples of situations in which you should use the CPP®, PCI®, and/or PSP®
credential. If you have suggestions of your own that are not included here,
please send them to the Certification Program office at ASIS so we can broaden
this list.
- Signature on all official business correspondence, i.e., John
Doe, CPP®.
- Business card (including explanation of the your designation on the back).
- Corporate photo ID.
- Resume (see sample resume language).
- Articles and/or photographs of you in company and/or professional
publications, articles by-lined by you, lists of speakers at professional
conferences and other speaking engagements.
- Depositions.
- Proposals for projects (including a brief synopsis of what certification
means, what is required to get the certification, and why it sets you apart
from others in the profession).
- Include "CPP/PCI/PSP® required" or "CPP/PCI/PSP® preferred"
when submitting requirements for security positions in your company and/or
writing job descriptions.
Get the credential out there, so that others will realize its value. Also be
sure to include the "Board Certified in Security Management/Investigations/Physical
Security " tagline, thereby easing the explanation process.
Promotional Materials for CPPs®, PCIs®, and PSPs®
Materials for recently designated CPPs®, PCIs®, and PSPs® can be found online:
Letters to Supervisor, CEO, and HR Manager, and Press Release
Now you can let your supervisor, CEO, HR manager, and your corporate/local/national/alumni
newspapers know of your achievement in becoming a CPP®, PCI®, or PSP®. Fill out and submit this online form, and a member of
the ASIS staff will complete and mail a letter or press release on
ASIS letterhead stationery to your supervisor, CEO, HR manager, or
to the newspaper(s) of your choice. You can select any or all of these
options. You will receive a copy of each communication mailed on your
behalf.
Materials for current CPPs®, PCIs®, and PSPs® can be found online:
1. Press Release for CPPs®, PCIs®, or PSPs® to
Announce Recent ASIS Appointment
Let your corporate/local/national/alumni newspapers know of your
recent appointment to a volunteer leadership position within ASIS.
Fill out and submit this online form, and a member of ASIS staff will
complete and mail a press release on ASIS letterhead to the news organization(s)
you designate. You will receive a copy of each press release mailed
on your behalf.
2. Press Release for CPPs®, PCIs®, or PSPs® to
Announce Recent Achievements
Let your corporate/local/national/alumni newspapers know of your achievements:
recertification of your CPP®, PCI®, or PSP® credential; a promotion; a move to
a new company; an award you received; your pro bono or community service work,
or your publications. Fill out and submit this online form, and a member of
ASIS staff will complete and mail a press release on ASIS letterhead to the
news organization(s) you designate. You will receive a copy of each press release
mailed on your behalf.
To download any of the logos below, right-click (PC) or control-click (Macintosh)
the link and choose "Save Picture As" from the menu that appears.
