About ExpertRating

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ExpertRating Certification

vWorker.com has teamed up with ExpertRating, a leader in online skills assessment and certification, to make it even easier for discriminating employers and superior workers to come together.

What does ExpertRating do?

ExpertRating gives timed skills assessment tests to workers and rates them on a percentile basis compared to their peers. Workers that are able to pass ExpertRating tests have exhibited 20% better performance and efficiency on the job than their counterparts who are not certified.

This gives both discriminating employers and superior workers a new avenue to identify each other and conduct more satisfying transactions on vWorker.com.

Answers to Employer Questions
Answers to Worker Questions

Answers to Employer Questions

How can I require that a bidder be certified by a certain test on my project?

When posting or editing your project, check this checkbox on the "4-miscellaneous" page:

You will then be shown a list of certifications that you can require.

As an employer, how can I tell if a worker is ExpertRating certified?

ExpertRating workers are denoted with a special link on their bids.

Clicking on the link shows you the worker's complete transcript. It shows their test, score, percentile, and date taken.

Answers to Worker Questions

How much is an ExpertRating certification?

As of September 2009, ExpertRating certification has been reduced from $25 to free. These certifications can help garner more work and can optionally include a physically mailed certificate suitable for framing in your office or study. Physical certificates are $10.

How do I take an ExpertRating test?

Go to your worker profile and click on the "ExpertRating" tab and then click on "Take an ExpertRating test".

How can I identify what certifications are required by an employer on a project?

If an employer requires certifications, they will be listed on the project page under "ExpertRating Certification Requirement"