Be seen for how you show up.

CME won't tell people you're trustworthy. Your actions will. How you communicate, follow through, contribute, and participate builds trust over time. Trust is earned through behaviour, not claimed in a profile.

What CME Measures

  • Response time to candidates
  • Interview follow-through
  • Commitments kept
  • Communication consistency
  • Community participation
  • Verified professional conduct
  • Patterns over time

What CME Does Not Measure

  • Gossip or anonymous accusations
  • Private life behaviour
  • Popularity or social following
  • Subjective character judgments
  • A single isolated mistake
  • Unverified external claims
  • Protected characteristics

How It Works

Score =50+BadgesPenalties

Everyone starts at 50. Positive actions earn badges (permanent). Breaking commitments costs points (recoverable). Capped at 100 display — beyond that, you earn reputation stars.

Principles

Patterns matter

One mistake won't define you. Repeated behaviour does.

New ≠ low trust

New accounts start at "Building Trust" — absence of history is not a penalty.

Always recoverable

Consistent good behaviour repairs past penalties. No permanent damage.

Trust can't be purchased

Money buys advertising. It does not buy trust. Ever.

Both sides accountable

Employers and jobseekers are measured equally.

Trust earns visibility

Higher trust = higher ranking in search, matching, and discovery.

The Trust Loop

Show UpFollow ThroughBuild TrustEarn VisibilityBetter ConnectionsStrengthen Community

What Trust Affects

Search ranking
Match priority
Profile indicators

When two results are equally relevant, trust is the tiebreaker. It never overrides relevance.

Your trust is yours to build.

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How CME Trust Works