RE: STC certification: what's in it for tech writers?

["Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com>]

Milan Davidovic wrote:
 
> To this question:
> > And professionals embrace certification for themselves when ________.
> > (fill in the blank)
> 
> Steven Jong offers the following (I'm paraphrasing a bit):
> - when certification legitimizes the contributions of, and respect
> for, our profession
> - when it increases the employability and salary of certified
> practitioners
> 
> What could I take as objective evidence (i.e. something more than
> anecdotes or opinion) that these have become the case?

They haven't, of course. They can only become the case after certification has been in place for quite some time and has proven itself. 

Early adopters will be betting that that eventually happens. 

Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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