Ive heard you stress the importance of keeping up-to-date with professional associations and trade publications. Can you clarify?
There are multiple professional associations you will want to be aware of and one or two you will want to join. Being part of an association helps to enhance the probability of you being hired and keeps you abreast of happenings in the industry. For example, there is an International Association of Assembly Managers (IAAM), specifically designed to serve the needs of the venue manager. Students in MGT 410, Venue Management, must join this professional association. In return for joining, students receive a bi-monthly magazine that talks about what is going on in the industry, and a directory of all the managers and venues in the country that are members of this organization. These provide you with great contacts when it comes time to do a job search. They also provide scholarships to go to their annual conference. Weve had 6 or 7 students over the past year who have received scholarships to go to New Orleans and Reno for the IAAM annual conference and trade show. This is just one exampl
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