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Display membership in an organization

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Display membership in an organization

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- If before this point you have never joined an organization or volunteered your time, you might want to get started. Being part of an organization shows that you are well rounded and usually that you can or have a desire to get along well with others. At least that's what we get told in high school, right? When we applied to college it was drummed into us that extracurricular activities were in demand. Well, employers are no different. They do want to see that you occupy your time with things other than work. I address memberships and affiliations separately from volunteer experience because they are different. And many times people confuse the two. So let me give you an example from my own life. I'm a member of the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources. And this means I signed up online and I paid my dues. I might attend an event they are hosting every now and then and if that was the sole basis of my…

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