Choosing a Society - What can the society do for you?

[traveler7]

I am applying for my charter and I need to choose a local society. My country of residence does not have a society. At this stage it seems like I have an open choice as to which society I can apply to [feel free to let me know if you know otherwise]. So, before making my choice, I would like to hear other people’s personal accounts of what their society did for them. In what ways was it important/beneficial for your career? Was it important to be a member of a society that us physically close to your residence?

 

[Lamina Seam]

I suppose the benefits are there if the society is close to your residential/working area. If the society is out of state, I donno how you can even network with the other members.

 

[fund_of_franz]

Agree. The benefit is meeting people. If I were you I would not join a foreign community. Why don’t you start a local CFA society in Serbia?

 

[1BigStudMuffin]

dont do it bro

 

[itera]

ask not what your society can do for you, ask what you can do for your society

 

[S2000magician]

traveler7 wrote:I am applying for my charter and I need to choose a local society. My country of residence does not have a society.

I had the opposite problem: my country has a plethora of societies. I live in Orange County (CA, USA), so I joined the Orange County Society; many who live in Orange County join the Los Angeles Society (which is much larger and, therefore, may provide more benefit).

 

[Optimist85]

im retweeting this thread. would be nice to hear from someone who got a job through local CFA society

 

[geo]

^ Me.

 

[Optimist85]

geo wrote:^ Me.

how did it happen? was that networking through society or did society notify you of this available job?

 

[geo]

Society has a job listing.