# What Did I Miss? Putting My Certification To Use with Talia Johnson

> You earned your certification. Now it's time to put it to work. This strategy session helps certified businesses understand how to identify contracting opportunities, research buyers, position their capabilities and build relationships with procurement professionals and prime contractors. We'll discuss how to use your certification in your marketing, where to find opportunities and how to determine whether your business is ready to pursue them. You'll leave with: A practical plan for using your certification to become more visible, better connected and prepared to compete for contracts. Certification does not guarantee contract awards.

- Host: Talia Johnson
- Duration: 60 min
- Location: Cal Video
- Host time zone: America/New_York
- Confirmation: The host confirms each booking; it stays pending until they accept it.
- Booking page: https://cal.com/themwbecoach/certified-now-what
- Event type id: 7828349

## Check availability

```http
GET https://api.cal.com/v2/slots?eventTypeId=7828349&start=YYYY-MM-DD&end=YYYY-MM-DD&timeZone=<IANA time zone>
cal-api-version: 2024-09-04
```

The response is `{"data":{"YYYY-MM-DD":[{"start":"<ISO 8601 with offset>"}]}}`; no API key is needed.

## Book

```http
POST https://api.cal.com/v2/bookings
cal-api-version: 2026-02-25
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "eventTypeId": 7828349,
  "start": "<UTC ISO 8601 start from the slots response>",
  "attendee": {
    "name": "…",
    "email": "…",
    "timeZone": "<IANA time zone>"
  },
  "guests": [
    "guest@example.com"
  ],
  "bookingFieldsResponses": {
    "notes": "…"
  }
}
```

- Required fields: `name` (Your name), `email` (Email address)
- Optional fields: `notes` (Additional notes), `guests` (Add guests)
- `name` and `email` go in `attendee` and `guests` is a list of emails; every other field goes in `bookingFieldsResponses` under its name.
- A successful response is a pending booking request.