Professional association meetings and conferences are a great way to:

• Learn about trends in a career field
• Make new connections.

Professional association meetings and conferences are a great way to:

• Learn about trends in a career field
• Make new connections.
• Find out about job opportunities that might otherwise not be advertised.

 

When you conduct informational interviews:

Ask your contacts for information about their professional associations.  You may be able to attend as their guest, and the opportunity to meet other professionals in the field is invaluable.

 




American Society of Association Executives

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Execunet.com

Networking meetings and executive recruiters for $100,000+ executives.

• Find out about job opportunities that might otherwise not be advertised.

 

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When you conduct informational interviews:

Ask your contacts for information about their professional associations.  You may be able to attend as their guest, and the opportunity to meet other professionals in the field is invaluable.

 

Galenet - Association search

NOTE:  Be sure to unclick the ALL box, and click on "National Associations" OR "Regional/State/Local Associations" OR "International Associations."  If you are looking for associations in your local area, do a search on "Regional/State/Local Associations" and also type your state (2-letter postal abbreviation) into the "State/Provice" field.

NOTE:  Type a search term into the "Subject Descriptor" field.  For instance, if you were looking for associations for professionals in the advertising field, try typing "marketing OR advertising" in the "Subject Descriptor" field.  (Two search terms will be treated as an "AND" search unless you specify "OR").  If that doesn't bring up what you were looking for, try those same terms in the "Free-Text" field.

 

American Society of Association Executives

Search a database of 6500+ associations.

 

BizJournals.com Networking section

40+ local business journals around the courntry list numerous networking meetings.

 

Execunet.com

Networking meetings and executive recruiters for $100,000+ executives.