Professional and industry associations and societies are great places to make connections to your next job! Check out "Tapping the Hidden Job Market" for ideas on some of the ways you can leverage associations for your job search.

For more associations and/or for associations focused on other professions, go to the Associations and Societies home page. For more links related to the human resources profession, visit Job-Hunt's HR Links page.

Associations and Societies for Human Resources Professionals:

Most of these organizations are national or international. Local chapters convenient for you to attend may exist, and independent professional associations focused on a specifc geographic area also usually exist.

• American Association for Affirmative Action - JOBS plus annual conference, training and education, and resources
• American Association of School Personnel Administrators - JOBS (a few), plus annual national conference, professional development, and a member directory (for members only)
• American Benefits Council (formerly The Benefits Association) - a public policy organization for employer-sponsored benefit programs with a plethora of information.
• American College Personnel Association - JOBS, plus conventions and meetings, and many other resources
• American Counseling Association - jobs (coming?), plus a national convention and lots of resources for students and consumers
• American Payroll Association - JOBS, plus a career center, learning centers, publication, courses, and conferences
• American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries - no jobs but a great deal of information for career retirement plan professionals, local chapters, conferences, education, and exams
• American Society for Training and Development - JOBS a national conference plus local chapters, seminars, publications, and many other resources
• Association of Career Professionals (ACP) International - JOBS, a local chapter and international events
• Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations - no jobs but events, exams and certification, and many resources
• Career Directors International - no jobs but many resources, committees, annual conferrence, and other information for "career professionals"
• Career Management Alliance (formerly Career Masters Institute) - no jobs, but searchable member directory, meetings, and conferences
• College and University Professional Association for Human Resources - JOBS (a few), plus a national conference, regional and local meetings, and lots of resources
• Council on Employee Benefits - JOBS plus annual conferences, members-only directory, and other information
• Employment Management Association - no jobs, but member directory (members only) and other resources from this forum of SHRM
• The ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) Association - an association for companies with an ESOP or similar plan, no jobs but infomation, resources, local chapters, and more about ESOP's
• European Association for People Management - no jobs, but news and events
• Human Resource Planning Society - no jobs, but an annual conference, publications, online networking, news, and other resources
• Human Resources Research Organization - JOBS (few!) plus national conference, internships/ fellowships, and other services
• International Association for Human Resource Information Management - JOBS, plus local chapters and meetings, special interest groups, national conference, and other services; a member directory is available for members
• International Association of Workforce Professionals - (formerly IAPES) no jobs, but an annual international conference and lots of resources for members
• International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans-OnLine - Jobs plus conferences, certification and training, internships, and an amazing amount of information for sale and/or available for members on-line
• International Coach Federation - no jobs, but international conferences and other information
• International Personnel Management Association - no jobs, but regional associations (in the US) and many resources
• International Society for Performance Improvement - JOBS plus conferences and meetings, local chapters, publications, and other information
• National Association of Personnel Services - no jobs, but member directory by state and specialty, education and certification (members only), aka "Recruiting Life"
• National Association of State Personnel Executives - JOBS plus events, research and networking forums (members only), news, and resources
• National Association of Stock Plan Professionals - JOBS (members only), news, information, a national conference, member directory (members only), document library (you guessed it - members ONLY!), and other information
• National Human Resources Association - JOBS (members only), plus meetings, local chapters in several parts of the country, and many other resources
• Northeast Human Resources Association - JOBS, plus meetings, seminars, conferences, information and resources for HR professionals in the northeast portion of the USA.
• Organization Development Network - JOBS (for members only), conferences, directory of programs, resource guide, online resources and networking, and more
• Professionals in Human Resources - JOBS, plus meetings, and many other resources.
• Society for Human Resource Management - JOBS (and a job alert e-mail system), interest groups (HR Channels), meetings, seminars, and much more - the "mother ship" for HR
• Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology - JOBS (some) and other resources
• WEB (Worldwide Employment Benefits Network) - JOBS, local chapters, limited resources for non-members
• WorldatWork.org - JOBS (a few) for compensation and benefits professionals, including professinal certifications, news, international conferences, and other resources

Other association and society resources:

	Computers & Technology		Education
	Engineering		Finance, Accounting, Banking
	Government (Fed, State, Local)		Green Industry
	Human Resources		Journalism
	Law & Law Enforcement		Marketing, Sales
	Medicine, Healthcare		Women's Associations

[These associations and societies first appeared in the August 24, 2002, edition of Job-Hunt's twice-a-month emailed newsletter (Online Job Search Guide).]