KEEP GROWING WITH PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS  — SEASON 5, EP. 8 /// SUMMARY OF EPISODE /// In this episode of The Work With Purpose Podcast, Randy talks about what professional associations are (also called “trade associations”), a few benefits on why you may want to pay and join one, and a whole lot more *Get the links and other resources featured in this episode here —**will be added later on**   /// TIMESTAMPS /// 00:00 - SEASON 5, EP 8. INTRO 00:39 - WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS EPISODE 01:14 - NEW TO OUR PODCAST? LEARN ABOUT OUR SHOW. 01:57 - WHAT ARE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS / TRADE ASSOCIATIONS 03:06 - SOME COMMON BENEFITS OF JOINING A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 03:19 - PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION BENEFIT #1 04:49 - PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION BENEFIT #2 05:35 - PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION BENEFIT #3 06:43 - LEARN HOW YOU CAN ASK YOUR CAREER QUESTIONS 10:46 - RECAP -- WHAT TO BE LOOKING FOR IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 11:00 - WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS; BENEFIT #4 12:29 - HOW MAMY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS SHOULD YOU JOIN? HOW SHOULD YOU START? 13:53 - WHY CONSIDER JOINING 1-2 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS TO START? 17:30 - GET AN ORGANIZED PLAN FOR YOUR JOB SEARCH WITH THE JOB SEARCH CHECKLIST ; Visit — https://www.wwpcast.com/job-search-checklist 17:59 - REAL EXAMPLES OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS 19:46 - PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS FOR BANKING 20:34 - PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION EXAMPLES; K-12 EDUCATION AND / OR HIGHER EDUCATION 21:50 - PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS - MEDIA ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY 24:13 - LIKED THIS EPISODE? CONSIDER SHARING IT WITH A FRIEND 24:35 - CONSIDER LEAVING US A REVIEW -- https://www.wwpcast.com/feedback 25:07 - CONSIDER SUPPORTING OUR WORK -- https://www.wwpcast.com/shop 25:49 - SEASON 5, EP. 8 OUTRO   /// LINKS FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE ///  *Professional Associations Mentioned… Finance / Banking industry*The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) —https://www.afponline.org *Grant Professionals Association (GPA) —https://grantprofessionals.org/   Education Industry*National Education Association (NEA) —https://www.nea.org *National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) —www.socialstudies.org/membership Media, Arts, Entertainment*Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences —www.oscars.org *The Writers Guild of America (WGA) —www.wga.org   ///NOTE: I am sharing these for educational and informational purposes only. I am not compensated or affiliated with these professional groups whatsoever. ///   *Check Our Our Career Training “Real Help For Remote Work” —https://www.wwpcast.com/real-help-for-remote-work/ *Suggest A Career Topic Or Ask Your Career Questions —https://www.wwpcast.com/ask/ *Get More Information On Our Weekend Career Training (WCT) Livestream Events —https://www.wwpcast.com/live *Get Out Most Important Links —https://www.wwpcast.com/most-important-links/ *Consider Supporting Our Podcast And Career Resources —https://www.wwpcast.com/shop   /// LIKED  WHAT YOU HEARD? TAKE THESE NEXT STEPS /// *See Our Most Important Links -- (REGULARLY UPDATED)https://www.wwpcast.com/most-important-links/ *Give us your feedback or leave a review --https://www.wwpcast.com/feedback *Subscribe to our podcast —https://www.wwpcast.com/subscribe *Check out a few of our Youtube Playlists…1. WWPCAST - ALL EPISODES https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpqozWXsiYEA2lPSWwAMNw2_HY_cy-kXp&si=rdO9iFNlOHMArASa  2. WWPCAST — Make Your Job Search Better https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpqozWXsiYEDz6n5eGlaezKoP8imuqXoC  3. WWPCAST — Refocus / Refine Your Resume https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpqozWXsiYECsy6XQuINVmgRRcIDx4u3N   /// COPYRIGHT ///(c) 2020 - Present "The Work With Purpose Podcast (WWPCast)," created by Randy Mahoney Jr. and part of Work With Purpose Career Help (WWP Career Help); All rights reserved. #WWPCast #ProfessionalAssociation #TradeAssociation #Networking #KeepGrowing #Grow