WCRC

Recognition A–Z / Career

Communicating achievements on a professional profile

A professional profile should make achievements understandable and verifiable. Exact roles, dates and scope are more informative than an unsupported claim to be the best.

What to review

Use the original category and edition for recognitions. Link an appropriate public record where one exists and keep confidential information out of the description.

A practical example

An award received by a team can be described as a team achievement with the person's contribution explained. It should not become a personal award through shortened wording.

Keep the claim in scope

A clear profile does not require exaggerating authority or inventing a comparative rank.

Research and editorial context

A career claim should describe a contribution that the person can explain and substantiate. Keep team outcomes and individual responsibility distinct. These notes offer questions for professional judgment; no qualification, promotion or employment outcome is guaranteed.

Examples illustrate a decision and do not describe a named organisation's conduct. This is a reference note, not a new research finding or an award outcome.

Read the relevant WCRC material

These links provide WCRC context. Individual properties retain their own eligibility, evidence requirements and limitations.