Merito Verified Professionals is the premium network of experienced people with verified identity and a steady, verified work history. Merito Campus Talent is the dedicated programme for students and recent graduates looking for internships and first jobs. Each pool has its own rules, and employers search one pool at a time.
The average is worked out on Merito's server from your work history, and again every time your CV or an employment record changes. A high Career Score never makes up for a rule that is not met.
Stays are counted per employer: promotions inside one company are one stay, never split.
Your current job counts up to today.
Internships, apprenticeships and training are left out. So are contract and freelance stays.
A short stay that ended in a layoff, closure or acquisition is left out when the employer or a verified document confirms it. Your own word alone is not enough.
Worked example
First employerPromoted twice: still one stay48 mo
Current employerCounts up to today24 mo
Six-month internshipLeft out6 mo
(48 + 24) ÷ 2 employers36 months
This meets the tenure rule. The person is admitted once their identity and both employers are verified and their records are consistent.
Merito Campus Talent
Built for your first job, not your tenth
No previous full-time job is needed, and the 36-month rule does not apply. Your campus profile carries what employers hiring freshers actually look at.
Campus candidates get a readiness checklist: assessments, skills, projects, certifications and verified education. It shows what has been done and checked. It does not claim to measure loyalty, honesty or character.
When you have built up your experience, you can choose Merito Verified Professionals yourself. You are admitted there once you meet its rules; nobody is moved across automatically.
Pool, status and membership are three different things
Your pool
Verified Professionals or Campus Talent. You choose it; the rules decide whether you are admitted.
Your reputation status
Profile, Verified, Trusted, Elite, Platinum. Earned by verified evidence, shown on your profile.
Your membership
A paid plan shows a Premium badge. It never admits you to a pool and never changes a score.
Not admitted yet?
Your account stays, and you see what to fix
If you don't meet a rule yet, your profile stays private, not deleted. Your page shows which rule failed and what would fix it, and it is checked again every time your records change.
Correct a wrong date or a missing role in your work history.
Verify your identity and each employer that counts.
Or, if you are a student or recent graduate, choose Campus Talent.
Colleges
Placement cells
Colleges use the College portal to upload student batches and track placements. Students who join Merito Campus Talent and meet its rules can be found by employers searching that pool.