Re: Are we a "professional society"?

["Huber, Mike" <mrhuber -at- SOFTWARE -dot- ROCKWELL -dot- COM>]

I generally agree - to read or post on a list is no accomplishment.

But I was at a conference recently and had several people recognize me
as someone who posts here. "Hey - I know you - you're that guy on
techwrl..." Very odd experience, since I'm not _that_ active.

So there might be some recognition value if the reader of the resume is
also on the list.

I'm not sure. I'll decide later - I'm not in the market at the moment.
But I can tell you this: my decision will be based on the question:
"will this information help the reader (prospective employer, agent, HR
person...) make the right decision (and "right" is from my perspective)
about what to do next?"

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Mike -dot- huber -at- software -dot- rockwell -dot- com

>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Lisa Higgins [SMTP:lisarea -at- DRUAK -dot- DR -dot- LUCENT -dot- COM]
> ... The fact that you
>subscribe to a mailing list (or belong to a professional society) is
>meaningless in itself. I wouldn't mention it any more than I'd
>mention that I'm a member of the HTML Writers' Guild or a Universal
>Life Church Minister, and for the same reasons. Anyone who knows what
>these things really are is going to realize that they mean nothing
>and wonder why I couldn't think of something more substantial to put
>on my resume.
>

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