Certification

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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.

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:

1. Personal satisfaction/motivation: 48%
2. Greater job opportunities/flexibility: 17%
3. Opens doors professionally: 17%
4. Peer acceptance/recognition: 13%
5. Military/law enforcement background-needed transition: 2%
6. 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:

1. Certification demonstrates evidence of professional competence: 29%
2. Certification demonstrates commitment to the security management profession: 20%
3. Certification demonstrates self-motivation: 19%
4. Certification demonstrates comprehension of the security management body of knowledge: 15%
5. 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.

ASIS Board Certification Logos for Download

Below are links to high-resolution, printable versions of the CPP®, PCI®, and PSP® logos. Using imaging software, you can scale these logos to the size desired for printing.

CPP® Logos: EPS | JPEG

PCI® Logos: EPS | JPEG

PSP® Logos: EPS | JPEG