Ditto on what Ray said. Question to Mat: Is this the student chapter at ULL or the actual ACM? I assume you mean the student chapter.
I was a member of the student chapter at U[L|S]L a few years back and received most of the benefits Ray described. I assume the actual ACM would have even more benefits to a computer professional's career. John --- -ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 10 Feb 2005, Mat Branyon wrote: > > > In the opinion of the professionals on this list, > would it be beneficial > > to join the ACM here at ULL? > > Absolutely. Go join tomorrow, for all the reasons > Joey said. I was > president of ACM at SLU for 2 years and got a lot > out of it. If i was > hiring, and saw ACM on your resume, you'd definitely > get bonus points. > > But actually go to the meetings, socialize and get > to know the members. > They are your future peers and colleagues. Remember > that most people got > their job from a friend or acquaintance. Companies > are MUCH more likely > to hire you if you come recommended by someone who > already works for the > company, than if you just came in off the street. > I've seen it time and > time again. Of course you also want the skill set > and experience on your > resume to back up the recommendation. > > Knowing people in the industry will help your career > more than you > realize, and you'll meet some pretty cool geeks > along the way. > > > ray > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Ray DeJean http://www.r-a-y.org > Systems Engineer Southeastern > Louisiana University > IBM Certified Specialist AIX Administration, > AIX Support > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
