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Meet Hariharan Selvaraj who earned the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD®) credential in 2020.

Meet Hariharan Selvaraj who earned the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD®) credential in 2020.

Published Wed Aug 14 2024

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Who are the more than 5,000 talent development professionals who have earned the APTD or CPTD credential? Get to know the talented and diverse community: Hariharan Selvaraj is Head of Learning and Development. He earned the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD®) credential in 2020.

Who are the more than 5,000 talent development professionals who have earned the APTD or CPTD credential? Get to know the talented and diverse community:

Hariharan Selvaraj is Head of Learning and Development. He earned the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD®) credential in 2020.

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Why did you pursue the APTD/CPTD? For better career opportunities

Why did you pursue the APTD/CPTD? For better career opportunities

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How have you benefited from the credential—professionally and/or personally? Yes. The organization performance improvement model of ATD gave me an overall idea of being an HRBP and consulting the organization in overall effectiveness improvement.


How have you benefited from the credential—professionally and/or personally? Yes. The organization performance improvement model of ATD gave me an overall idea of being an HRBP and consulting the organization in overall effectiveness improvement.

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What advice would you share with others considering certification? Go for this certification if you are a professional who has to deal with global audiences within a multicultural workforce. The in-depth knowledge dealt under each topic serves as lifelong material for you to reference.


What advice would you share with others considering certification? Go for this certification if you are a professional who has to deal with global audiences within a multicultural workforce. The in-depth knowledge dealt under each topic serves as lifelong material for you to reference.

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How do you think certification helps the talent development field? This certification empowers talent partners and learning and development professionals with great clarity of thought while approaching any organization-wide initiative.


How do you think certification helps the talent development field? This certification empowers talent partners and learning and development professionals with great clarity of thought while approaching any organization-wide initiative.

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How did your employer support your pursuit of the credential? In designing organization-wide culture change initiatives and behavioral learning interventions across the leadership mettle.


How did your employer support your pursuit of the credential? In designing organization-wide culture change initiatives and behavioral learning interventions across the leadership mettle.

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What does having your credential mean to you? I’m a much more sorted professional than ever before.


What does having your credential mean to you? I’m a much more sorted professional than ever before.

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How did you get into the talent development field? Through my passion for human development, learning intervention design, and deployment interests.


How did you get into the talent development field? Through my passion for human development, learning intervention design, and deployment interests.

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Have you earned the APTD or CPTD? Share your story with the community.

Have you earned the APTD or CPTD? Share your story with the community.

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