Upon completion of CFA courses and exams, if you pass the CFA exam, you will earn the CFA credential. You can really get your CFA digital badge and share it on your social media platform. To get your CFA badge, you will have to claim it first.
Unfortunately, many CFA charterholders do not yet know how to get a CFA badge, whereas the way to get it is so pretty straightforward. If you’re also one of those who are looking for a way to get a CFA digital badge, you’re at the right page, since this post will show you step-by-step to get the CFA digital badge. Let’s see our post below!
Getting the CFA Digital Badge, Here’s How!
CFA points Basno as their digital badge vendor to distribute CFA digital badges on a regular basis. Your CFA badge will not be obtained offhand, instead you will claim your CFA badge after receiving an email from cfainstitute.org@basno.com on behalf of CFA Institute.
If you have received an email from CFA Institute informing you that your new CFA badge is ready for you, you can claim your CFA badge easily via Basno. Here’s step-by-step to claim your CFA badge!
- After receiving an email from CFA Institute, you can then choose ‘Claim your badge’ in the email.
- By clicking it, you will be taken to the Basno website.
- Once you are at Basno page, you need to register with Basno. To sign up for Basno, you can use your Facebook account or email address.
- The following page will redirect you to your digital badge page where you want to claim your badge.
- Afterwards, you can share your CFA badge via social media.
Okay, that’s how to claim your CFA digital badge and share it on your social media. Getting your CFA badge is pretty easy to do, isn’t it? It’s a great time for you to start claiming your CFA badge and show off your CFA credential on your social media platform to boost your profile.
Sharing Your CFA Digital Badge on Your Social Media, Here’s How!
After claiming your CFA digital badge, you may then want to share it on your social media platform. Many people try to share their CFA digital badge on LinkedIn to boost their profile, so that they can easily find a job.
Here’s how to share your CFA badge on LinkedIn!
- First, you need to log into LinkedIN and go to your profile.
- Then, you can choose the ‘Add Profile’ section.
- You can choose the pencil edit icon under About on your LinkedIn profile.
- After that, you can choose ‘Link’.
- In the following page, you need to paste your digital badge URL and then choose ‘Add’.
- You may need to provide a clear and accurate description. For example, if you’ve completed all three levels of the CFA program, but have not completed the work experience requirement, you can try to give the description that says ‘Passed all three levels of the CFA Program and may be awarded the charter upon completion of the required work experience.’
- Then, you can choose ‘Apply’.
- Last, you can choose ‘Save’
That’s how to share your CFA digital badge on social media, especially on LinkedIn to boost your profile. Sharing your CFA digital badge on social media is pretty easy to do, isn’t it?
Can You Share Your CFA Designation on Social Media?
Yes, of course! You can really share your CFA designation on social media to boost your profile on any job vacancy website. Sharing your CFA digital badge means celebrating your success as a CFA charterholder or also as a CIPM designation holder.
You shouldn’t worry about sharing your CFA digital badge on your social media, since CFA Institute will protect the designation and programs which you have worked so hard to accomplish by enforcing those standards.
You can share your CFA designation if you continue to meet the membership requirements and previously were awarded the CFA or CIPM designations. You may need to include CFA and/or CIPM after your name to share your CFA designations on social media. You can really share your CFA designation on your social media such as Twitter, LinkedIn,etc.
To share your CFA designations on Twitter, there are some requirements you need to meet, here are they:
- Shouldn’t be included in your Twitter handle, e.g., not @ClaireSmithCFA or @MaryJanneCIPM
- Should only appear in the section of your profile that provides your surname and given name
- Shouldn’t be included with fictitious phrase or a pseudonym meant to hide your identity
Once you have gotten your CFA designation, Investment Foundations certificate, CIPM designation, you need to use those instructions to update the Licenses & Certifications and About section of your LinkedIn profile.
In addition to sharing your CFA designations on Twitter, you can also share your CFA designation on LinkedIn. Okay, here’s how to share your CFA designation on LinkedIn!
- First, you need to log into LinkedIN and go to your profile.
- Then, you can choose the ‘Add Profile’ section.
- You can choose the ‘Test Score’ option under Accomplishments.
Here are some information you need to provide:
- Test Name: You can try to enter the ‘Level [I, II, or III] CFA exam.’
- Associated With: It would be better for you to leave this field blank.
- Score: Try to enter ‘Passed’ if you want to indicate the level that you’ve passed.
- Test Date: Make sure to enter the month and year of the date you passed the exam.
- Under description, you can try to enter the level that you have completed, for example: ‘Passed Level II of the CFA Program’.
- Last, you need to choose the ‘Save’ button.
Well, those are some steps you need to follow if you want to share your CFA designation on social media. Sharing your CFA designation on social media is as simple as sharing your CFA digital badge, isn’t it? Now, it’s a good time for you to also share your CFA designation on social media.
