By Peter D. Weddle

 

A growing number of professional associations and societies are now offering sourcing and recruiting resources on their websites. This guide makes sure you can find and use them.

 

This is the only reference of its kind in print. It lists the websites of over 3,000 associations and indicates whether they offer a job board, a resume database, and a discussion forum or bulletin board for online professional networking.

 

In addition, the book is organized for easy use, listing the sites by occupational field, industry or other work-related specialization served by the association (e.g., diversity, veterans).

 

This information is relevant to you because the best prospects for your organization’s job openings are likely to be members of their professional and trade associations. They have demonstrated both a commitment to self-improvement in their field and a sense of personal responsibility for such development. And those attributes, in turn, enable them to make a superior contribution to your organization.

 

Thus, use this directory to find the international, national, regional and state associations that serve the career field and industry for which you’re recruiting as well as any other relevant circumstances (e.g., your desire for diversity, the seniority of the position).

 

Then, evaluate the options (again using this guide), identify those groups that will best serve your recruiting requirements, and put them to work for you.

 

452 pages. Softcover. 2009.

 

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