As the time draws close for graduation, many communication students wonder what resources are available to us after graduation. I have researched and outlined 5 organizations for communication professionals below.
The Association for Women in Communications: This professional organization is geared towards women who hold positions within the communication industry. Such disciplines include print and broadcast journalism, television and radio production, film, advertising, public relations, marketing, graphic design, multi-media design, and photography. Being part of this organization will allow you to stay current within the industry, pursue new job leads through their job board, and take advantage of partner savings (www.womcom.org).
The American Communication Association: This organization was founded in 1993 and “is a not-for-profit virtual professional association with actual presence in the world of communication scholars and practitioners. ACA is committed to enabling the effective use of new and evolving communication technologies to facilitate instruction, research, and criticism” (“About ACA,” 2010, para.1). This organizations target audience is students and professionals in the industry.
National Communication Association: This organization is focused towards scholars, teachers, and practitioners. “The National Communication Association advances communication as the discipline that studies all forms, modes, media and consequences of communication through humanistic, social scientific and aesthetic inquiry” (“NCA’s Mission,” n.d., para. 1). Benefits of joining this organization are the many resources available on their website, as well as in print. They also have a career center online, where you can perform a job search as well.
Society for Technical Communication: This organization understands the importance of technical communications and wants to support how large the field has grown. “Technical communicators have become an asset to many companies with their understanding of technical processes, as well as their ability to communicate information in a clear and usable way to different groups, from consumers to end users” (“The Value,” 2010, para.2). Their target audience includes students and professionals within the industry. Membership benefits include electronic subscriptions to their publications, networking with peers, use of their logo, and ability to perform a job search through their online career center.
Public Relations Society of America: This is a large organization, which focuses on the professional development of public relation specialists. “PRSA provides professional development, sets standards of excellence, and upholds principles of ethics for its members and, more broadly, the multi-billion dollar global public relations profession” (“About PRSA,” 2010, para.1). Their target audience is PR professionals with experience in the industry, but they do accept full time graduate students working towards a degree in Public Relations. Benefits of joining this organization include, staying current in your field, networking with peers, and having the option to access the career center.
References:
About ACA. (2010). The American Communication Association Website. Retrieved November 11, 2010 from http://www.americancomm.org/about/
About PRSA. (2010). Public Relations Society of America Website. Retrieved November 11, 2010 from http://www.prsa.org/AboutPRSA/?utm_source=prsa_website&utm_medium=masthead&utm_campaign=about_prsa_nav
NCA’s Mission. (n.d.). National Communication Association Website. Retrieved November 11, 2010 from http://www.natcom.org/Default.aspx?id=46
The Value. (2010). Society for Technical Communications Website. Retrieved November 11, 2010 from http://www.stc.org/story/
www.womcom.org (2010). Women in Communication Website. Retrieved November 11, 2010 from http://www.womcom.org/
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