The Profession
Occupations with recognized and accepted knowledge base, skills, and training
What is Profession
Provides meaningful resources to commercial interior designers and their clients to advance the profession and enhance business value.
What is IIDA
A term most frequently associated with legislation that defines who may use a certain title. Also might me be called registration
What is certification
Common values and behaviors of a group that can be identified with a nation or ethnicity
What is Culture
States educational and work experiences exactly when they occurred, in reverse chronological order
What is Chronological Resume
The branch of interior design concerned with planning and specifying of interior products used in public spaces, such as offices, hotels, airports, hospitals, and so on; sometimes called interior design or contract design because it involves a contract for services
What is Commercial Interior Design
An independent, non-profit accrediting organization for interior design education programs at colleges and universities in the United States and internationally
What is CIDA
A term most frequently associated with a state or province whose legislation defines who may practice interior design
What is licensing
A measure of one currency against another as the relate to values
What is Rate of exchange
A letter that accompanies a resume or other business documentation
What is a Cover Letter
The plans and/or specifications of interior materials and products that are used in private residences.
What is Residential Interior Design
Advances the interior design profession and communicates the impact of design on the human experience.
What is ASID
Short-term coursework in a wide variety of topical interests of a professional nature
What is a CEU
Understanding and embracing cultural differences of other countries
What is Global design
A visual presentation of what an individual can do as an interior design
What is a portfolio
Providing services at no charge
What is pro bono
The industry's recognized indicator of proficiency in interior design principles and a designer's commitment to the profession.
What is NCIDQ
Short name for education, experience, and examination. Relates to the background that professionals and educators feel is necessary to become an interior design professional
What are the Three Es
A document that cannot be canceled and represents credit worthiness of parties to a contract
What is Irrevocable letter of Credit
A company notice, description, or post, on its web site or other locations, regarding an employment opening or opportunity in the firm
What is a Job Posting
Use of the designer's expertise and time, usually on a volunteer or pro bono basis, to enhance and enrich the interiors of nonprofits and public places or otherwise perform community service
What is Social Responsibility
The only professional institute for interior designers in the UK
What is BIID
Guidelines established by legislation concerning what a person can or cannot do in the practice of a profession in a particular state. Individuals whose profession is guided by practice acts mist register with a state board and meet exacting requirements
What is Practice Acts
The customary code of polite behavior in society of among members of a particular professional or group
What is Etiquette
A term placed at the end of a cover letter to indicate that something has been attached to or accompanies the cover letter
What is Enclosure