professionalizing
Adding standards, credentials
Professionalizing is the process of making something more professional—raising standards, establishing credentials, or transforming casual practice into formal occupation.
Fields professionalize when they develop training requirements, ethical codes, and certification: The professionalizing of nursing in the early twentieth century.
Organizations professionalize by adopting more rigorous practices: We're professionalizing our hiring process.
Verifying professional qualifications
- certifyingOfficially confirming as true
- licensingGranting official permission
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- accreditingGranting official authorization
upskilling · qualifying · specializing · advancement · development · competency · expertise · standards
Making procedures official
- standardizingEstablishing uniform criteria
- regulatingControlling by rules
- codifyingConverting into systematic code
- bureaucratizingMaking administratively complex
systematizing · organizing · structuring · legitimizing · institutionalizing · governance · oversight · accreditation
Passing from one state another
- elevatingLifting to higher level
- upgradingImproving to superior version
- legitimizingConferring official status
- hobbyistRecreational pursuer of interests
amateur · enthusiast · semi-pro · novice · dabbler · casual · weekend · recreational
Extracting financial gain from
- commodifyingTreating as tradeable goods
- marketizingMaking subject to commerce
- corporatizingMaking something operate commercially
- commercializingMaking something profit-generating
branding · scaling · entrepreneurial · billable · consulting · contracting · freelancing · self-employment
Smoothing by friction
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- deportmentManner and conduct
etiquette · dress code · attire · communication · networking · LinkedIn · resume · portfolio
credentialing
Verifying professional qualifications
- certifyingOfficially confirming as true
- licensingGranting official permission
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
accrediting · upskilling · qualifying · specializing · advancement · development · competency · expertise · standards · continuing education
formalizing
Making procedures official
- standardizingEstablishing uniform criteria
- regulatingControlling by rules
- codifyingConverting into systematic code
bureaucratizing · systematizing · organizing · structuring · legitimizing · institutionalizing · governance · oversight · accreditation · compliance
transitioning
Passing from one state another
- elevatingLifting to higher level
- upgradingImproving to superior version
- legitimizingConferring official status
hobbyist · amateur · enthusiast · semi-pro · novice · dabbler · casual · weekend · recreational · grassroots
monetizing
Extracting financial gain from
- commodifyingTreating as tradeable goods
- marketizingMaking subject to commerce
- corporatizingMaking something operate commercially
commercializing · branding · scaling · entrepreneurial · billable · consulting · contracting · freelancing · self-employment · invoicing
polishing
Smoothing by friction
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- presentationFormal display to viewers
deportment · etiquette · dress code · attire · communication · networking · LinkedIn · resume · portfolio · interview
- formalizingformalizing, institutionalizing, officializing, establishing, codifying
professionalizingdeprofessionalizing
Lowering vocational standards
informalizing · casualizing · deskilling · demonetizing · deinstitutionalizing
professionalizingderegulating
Reducing governmental oversight
deinstitutionalizing · decentralizing · disorganizing · liberalizing · loosening
professionalizingdumbing down
Making content less challenging
degrading · cheapening · undermining · eroding · simplifying
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