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out of 10 people in the U.S.A. belong to at least 1 organization,
and 25% are members of 4 or more. So, local and national organizations,
associations, and societies are great places to make connections
to your next job - even your child's school parent-teacher organizations.
For more information, read the articles in Job-Hunt's Networking section for networking insight, tips, and advice and the Social Media and Job Search section for help understanding how social networks can help your job search. Also "Tapping
the Hidden Job Market" provides additional ideas on some of the ways you
can leverage associations for your job search. Other excellent job search networking resources include Job-Hunt's Company and Military Alumni Networks.
The associations
and societies listed below first appeared in sequential editions
of Job-Hunt's twice-a-month emailed newsletter. They are listed
below by industry/profession category.
Check the appropriate Specialized Job Site category for more career
and employment links relevant to a particular industry, profession,
or group:
Directory of Professional & Industry Associations:
More
Association Resources
See Job-Hunt's Networking and Job Search Support section for links to local associations by state.
Need to find more national and international associations, societies and other collections of people?
Try these Web sites:
- American
Society of Association Executives - searchable directory of member associations for those in your area of interest
and location.
- Canadian
Society of Association Executives
- Corporate Alumni Associations - Job-Hunt's collection of over 250 company, military, and government alumni groups where former colleagues stay in contact
- GuideStar
- the national database of non-profit organizations (U.S. only)
- Idealist.org
- a searchable directory of non-profit organizations in over 100
countries (includes jobs, internships, and opportunities to volunteer,
too).
- Associations
on the Net (IPL)
- from the Internet Public Library (by the University of Michigan),
organized by category
- Google
offers excellent search capability. To find a local organization,
do a search on the word "association" plus the name
of the location and/or the profession you want.
- Scholarly
Societies Project
- an international directory of scholarly societies
- Academic360
- start there to find your alumni association. If you've attended
a college or university for at least 1 semester, you are probably
entitled to consider yourself an alumnus and have access to the
network represented by the school's alumni/ae association.
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