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Unions, Associations, & Societies
Lists for You to Search
August 2010
Scholarly Societies & Professional Associations
Labor Unions ||
Trade Associations
The many unions and associations that represent persons employed in many fields and occupations are excellent sources of information on career options as well as what training and education is needed and where to get it.You may also be interested in our jobs in nonprofits and professional associations. We have many links to individual associations and organizations under the appropriate categories on our Job search pages.
This Google Custom Search will search this site plus select others that we feel will be helpful to you in your search for job and career information.
Scholarly Societies & Professional Associations
There is an overlap in many resources between Professional and Industry Associations. Some accept memberships from individual practitioners, some only accept organizational memberships. You will need to look at the "About Us" and Memberships areas to see which is which. Both can offer you opportunities to find employers, networking events, and even jobs.
- ASAE, the Center for Leadership
- ASAE is a terrific resource for anyone looking for association or anyone interested in careers and jobs with associations. Along with all the great information here, ASAE maintains directories of associations, suppliers, and consultants for easy search and retrieval.
- AssociationJobBoards.com
- ...a site that links you to the many job boards operated by professional associations. Intended to help employers and recruiters find the best place to target necessary professionals, it is a great friend to jobseekers in the many professions represented by these boards. Select the category that matches your general field, then review the list of associations and select those that meet your professional needs.
- Business Associations, Google Directory
- ...numerous subcategories including "By Industry"
- Professional Organizations, Google Directory
- ...numerous fields represented, but this is a mix of professional and trade/industry groups
- Scholarly Societies Project
- Search or browse this list of scholarly and professional organizations on the Internet, many of whom include career information and job listings on their web sites. One of the best projects online, run from the University of Waterloo Library.
- Professional Organizations, Yahoo!
- ...arranged by occupation or industry
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Labor Unions
- LaborNet
- ...daily news and information on unions and organized labor, links to resources, and labor initiatives and activities
- Unions, Google Directory
- ...numerous categories including regional.
- Unions, Yahoo!
- ... review by geographic location or industry category.
- Labor Interest Organizations, Yahoo!
- this list is slightly different than the list of unions
- Union Jobs Clearinghouse
- ...staffing and trade/apprenticeship positions across the US. This site was set up to centralize these position announcements. You can review the staffing listings geographically or alphabetically by posting organization. We are happy to say we are seeing numerous staffing positions as well as trades and apprenticeship listings.
Resources and information for specific union groups can be found under the relevant category in our list of Sites with Job Listings.
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Trade Associations
You can use trade association websites to find their members (i.e., employers) and review their websites for possible employment opportunities. Look for Member Lists (sometimes under "About Us"). While you are on the trade associations site, look around to see if they might host a job board for their members. Some do! You should also look at the resources listed under Scholarly Societies & Professional Associations as there is some overlap between professional and industry associations.- Professional Organizations, Google Directory
- ...numerous industries and fields represented, but this is a mix of professional and trade/industry groups
- Trade Associations, Yahoo!
- ...unfortunately you can only view the main list alphbetically or by popularity.
- Trade Associations, Consumer Action Website, Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC)
- This list of trade associations in the US was compiled for persons wanting to file a complaint against an organization.
You may also find our links to Trade Shows & Conventions to be helpful.
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