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CEM® Corner: The EM Essay
The emergency management essay has been the subject of a series of CEM® Corner columns written by Daryl Lee Spiewak, CEM, for the IAEM Bulletin. Learn more from these articles about how to write an outstanding EM essay: | |
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The Emergency Management Essay |
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The Problem Statement |
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The Essay Body |
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Effective Paragraphs |
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Essay Introduction & Conclusion |
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Revising Your Essay |
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Packaging Your Essay |
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Professional Contributions, Part 1 |
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Professional Contributions, Part 2 |
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Professional Contributions, Part 3 |
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Training Requirements, Part 1 |
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Training Requirements, Part 2 |
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Training Requirements, Part 3 |
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Work History, Experience and References |
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Education Requirements |
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Application Submission |
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Military Submissions, Part 1 |
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Training Sources
Download an Excel document listing many examples of training sources that fulfill CEM® requirements. If you have questions about training hours and sources, contact IAEM Headquarters at info@iaem.com | CEM® Application Tips
Work History
q Include your official job description with your application.
q Account for all periods of employment, especially for volunteer and part-time credit.
q Include a letter showing relationship or percent of time in emergency management.
Experience
q Note actual disaster/contingency, operational experiences, or substantive role in managing a full-scale exercise.
q A significant role must be documented.
q Tangential roles are too often shown.
Professional References
q Include actual points of contact.
q It is helpful to include weekend/after-work phone numbers.
q Don't forget to brief your professional resources before you list their names.
q Your references must include your current supervisor.
Education
q Be sure to include your official and/or notarized transcripts.
q Your transcript must state the degree conferred.
q Send in graduate level transcripts even if no degree has been conferred yet.
Training
q Provide information to support 100 hours of emergency management training and 100 hours of general management training.
q Don't show more than 25 hours in a specific area.
q You can't count undergraduate work, but you can count graduate work.
q Don't forget the EMI Independent Study Course.
Contributions to the Profession
q Contributions may include such items as: membership, service role, leadership role, special assignment, speaking, teaching, publication, course development, audio visual and interactive products, awards and special recognition, state certification, legislative contact, and more.
q Contributions to the profession cannot be job-related.
q Highlight yourself.
q Talk to a mentor.
q Be sure that you are listing contributions, not just attributions.
q Include documentation of your contributions.
q Letters will suffice for tapes and/or videos.
Emergency Management Essay
q It tells more about you than you may think!
q Use professional writing skills.
q Show knowledge of IEMS components.
q Use essay to display your KSAs.
q Spelling and grammar do count!
q The minimum length is just that…minimum.
q Take full advantage of the opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and insight. |
