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crispybits
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Professional Bodies

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No not the title of a dodgy p0rno - well, it might be but that's not what this thread is about...

I'm looking around at some of the professional bodies from within the industry my career seems to be rushing headlong into (and I'm generally happy with that direction), but I'm wondering if it's worth joining 1-3 of these organisations both to add a bit of extra credibility to my CV (I have no formal qualifications at present directly relevant to the industry, which is something I can work on but which will take time) and to gain further resources for my own personal development in the form of networking groups, online discussion boards with the kind of narrow focus you can't find often in the free to access www, events and webinars to expand my knowledge base, etc etc.

If you've been in a recruitment position, did you see any of these memberships on people's CVs and did they make any difference? If you've been a member of any of these kinds of bodies did you find them helpful, and is there a way to find reviews on the various different bodies to find out which ones are worth the membership fees before joining?

For example - these guys:

http://www.dama.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.arma.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Re: Professional Bodies

Post by Ashers »

Which Professional Bodies are you referring to?

I am a member of The CII and IFS, but it's the qualifications from these groups that have mattered.

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Re: Professional Bodies

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Edited a couple into the OP while you were responding

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