Career Creds
Showcase the skills employers want with Career Creds. Make meaningful connections between your experiences, your coursework, and in-demand workplace skills by earning credentials that you can display on LinkedIn, e-portfolio, and personal resumes, and websites.
API’s Career Creds Provide Students with the Opportunity to:
Earn Relevant Credentials
APIConnect’s Career Creds will make recommendations for credentials to earn based on your academic major, your career aspirations, your API program selection and more. This makes it easy for you to earn your credential! Issued credentials can be displayed on LinkedIn, embedded into personal digital portfolios and websites, and be uploaded in job application management systems to show that you are the best fit for the job!
Showcase Your Skills with Greater Clarity
Career Creds enable earners to showcase their skills transparently- not hidden in a transcript or other document, but openly displayed on professional profiles and resumes.
Demonstrate In-Demand Skills
API’s Career Credentials verify and validate THOUSANDS of real skills that are in-demand in the labor market TODAY. Build a dynamic skill set of skills valued by actual employers and listed in current job postings.
Link Earned Skills to Meaningful Outcomes
API’s Career Credentials enable employers to see exactly how you’ve earned a skill and the evidence you have of applying that skill in an experiential context. A credential is not just an image- it’s tied to metadata and a learning artifact that demonstrates the outcome of a skill. Employers value job candidates and employees who can link their skills to meaningful outcomes and articulate how that outcome contributes to the overall success of the business.
The Top 10 In-Demand Skills
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API’s Career Creds Align with Employers’ Most In-Demand Skills
Here are just a few of the in-demand skills API can credential with Career Creds!
Communications
Management
Leadership
Sales
Innovation
Problem-Solving
Presentations
Intercultural Communication
Brand Management
Global Marketing
Language Competency
Content Development
Digital Marketing
Customer Service
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