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Great News – America’s Hiring and Associations have a Reason to Celebrate

YourMembership

The ongoing race to identify and recruit qualified talent will only increase as we move into 2015. In New York City alone, there are 25,000 unfilled middle-skill jobs in the health care sector, a major industry among the association career centers we work with daily.

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How to Hire The Ideal Freelancer

Association Success

In my experience, services like Upwork are better for one-off gigs, as the freelancers tend to juggle many clients at once, and they are not necessarily committed to the association industry so lack the institutional knowledge. The first thing you should do as an association recruiter is go to Linkedin. Hiring a Freelancer?

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Advocacy and Governance 2.0

Association Adviser

Besides having boundless energy and vision, Sabuco and Hedberg are relentless networkers who leverage their global connections to recruit powerhouse board members, advocates and ambassadors to support their missions. Fewer associations serving as voice of industry or source of legislative, regulatory news.

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Study: Top Execs Willing to Jump Ship for New Jobs

Associations Now

New analysis of data from a decade ago finds 52 percent of executives were willing to pursue a new job if contacted by a recruiter. Back in 2002, more than half of executives were willing to actively consider a new job when contacted by a recruiter, according to a new study.

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Synergy in the Boardroom: From Chaos to High Functioning

SCD Group

Guest Post by Russ Lemieux, Kellen Company Description of the Organization: The Research Chefs Association is a 2,000 member professional society of chefs and food scientists working in R&D in food industry. A year-long Board development and recruitment process was established. Governed by a 16-member Board of Directors.

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Don’t Be Camera Shy: Making The Case for Instagram

Associations Now

Now, the popular account, which features men reading while riding the subway in New York City, is partnering with nonprofit social enterprise First Book in an effort to raise $50,000 to provide new books for kids in low-income families.

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Membership Wakeup Call for Associations

Association Adviser

ASQ’s Mason said that because members (and prospective members) can get so much valuable information online for free, associations have to find new ways to demonstrate their value. For instance, instead of claiming to be the exclusive source of important industry information, they should emphasize their role as the most trusted source.