Recognition Beyond Occupation

What This Criterion Requires

This optional criterion covers recognition for work outside your normal employment duties that contributes to the advancement of digital technology: speaking, judging, mentoring at scale, open-source contribution, public writing, advisory roles, or community leadership that demonstrates standing in the wider field.

The activity should be substantive and ideally selective — chosen by others based on your expertise, not open to any paying participant.

What Assessors Look For

• Selectivity — invited talks, juried committees, competitive mentoring programmes
• Reach beyond your employer — the audience or beneficiaries extend past your company
• Evidence of the field treating you as an authority — you are profiled or quoted as an expert, not paying for placement
• Substance — an ongoing pattern of contribution, not one-off ceremonial appearances

Evidence Strength