I am under the assumption that if I sign up for the student chapter, I also become a member of the actual ACM.
You do know that UL's chapter is the alpha chapter, right? --mat John Hebert wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
