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This is your chance to make a difference and to influence the fastest-growing, most interesting professional association in our industry. Volunteers are at the heart of all that CDI does and there are many opportunities for you to get involved further in the association and the industry. What can volunteering do for you? It will provide you with the chance to:
Is volunteering for you? If you have experience, passion and a willingness to share, then an opportunity exists for you to get involved. CDI has opportunities whether you can commit a year, a month, or a day. Our committees and mentoring programs represent the diversity of our global membership and your participation is encouraged! Volunteer Opportunities Committees & Advisory Boards Most committees typically meet once per month via phone and are arranged to coordinate around the diverse schedules of our international members. Contributions vary from group to group and we invite you to contact us at info@careerdirectors.com for more information on any committees you may be interested in exploring. Current volunteer-driven committees and advisory boards include: Career Innovator Advisory Committee: Are you interested in setting trends and staying on top of what is cutting edge in the careers industry? Then help guide CDI's vision and programs by participating in our Career Innovator Advisory Committee. Join CDI Director, Tony Deblauwe, in 2009 to pursue exciting initiatives in the social networking world. You will participate in crafting innovative programs that will help both you and our other members to grow through education, connection, empowerment, and fun. Membership & Marketing: Fondly referred to as CDI's M&Ms, this committee exists to further the visibility of the association both internally and externally. Participation will give you exposure to member networking opportunities while helping CDI to identify and develop exciting new ways to engage our members in the organization and to increase external recognition with potential members and media. Expect to learn more about social networking, marketing, and public relations as we tackle exciting projects and campaigns. Awards Committee: Along with CDI's exclusive Toast of the Resume Industry (TORI) competition, World's Best Resume Writer Competition, Master Resume Writer Lifetime Achievement Award, and Master Career Professional Lifetime Achievement Award, in 2009 we have launched the Career Innovator Awards under the direction of the Awards Committee. Working with CDI Committee Director, John Donovan, committee members will have the opportunity to design new award programs, act as judges, and guide our recognition programs. Award committee members may be required to submit resume samples if not currently certified. Career Research Committee: The current research committee, under the direction of CDI Director, Nona Pratz, pioneers at least one major research study per year. This committee is the proud parent of the industry's groundbreaking career research reports, Career Industry Mega Trends. Members participate in cutting-edge industry research tailored to the needs of the industry. If you like learning and want to rapidly become an expert in a niche industry topic, this committee is for you. Conference Committee: Even if you were not able to join us at one of our conferences, you've probably heard the hubbub around this most exciting 3-day event. Committee members work with CDI's Board of Directors to identify speakers, create themes, and define an exciting annual meeting! Be the first to know where we will be each year and to direct the topics and fun we create! Education Committee: The education committee, under the direction of CDI Director, Laura Drew, will have the exciting opportunity to guide and develop new educational programming for the CDI's membership, which will include teleclasses, webinars, and other courses such as the 15-week Enterpreneurial Wisdom program. International Relations Committee: CDI membership currently spans over 14 countries and represents a diverse wealth of international careers experience. Whether you live in the US or one of the other countries that makes up our exciting membership, now you can help make our international offerings more robust than ever before. Join CDI Committee Director, Audrey Field, in developing the future of our international offerings. Interested in getting involved? Email us today at info@careerdirectors.com. Mentors & Expert Advisors CDI mentors earn CEUs! One hour of documented mentorship equals one CEU. CDI needs Mentors and Expert Advisors from all walks of life and all areas of expertise. While mentors for practice building and resume writing are in regular demand, we are also seeking to learn about any specialty areas of experience you may have. For instance, you may have a background in Public Relations, Chemical Engineering, Technical Writing, Prison Transition, Career Counseling, Public Speaking, College to Career Transition, Recruiting, Grant Writing, etc. Becoming an active mentor is also a great way to build the hours necessary to become a Certified Expert Resume Writer. As a Mentor, when CDI receives a mentor request that meets your experience parameters, you will be contacted. Mentorship requires a six (6) week commitment of one (1) hour per week via phone unless arranged differently with your mentee. Don't have the time to commit to becoming a Mentor? Then join our database as an Expert Advisor. As an Expert Advisor, you may be contacted on a need basis by CDI members who have a one-time question or need for advise that falls within your area of expertise. To sign up, send an email with the following information to info@careerdirectors.com:
Newsletter Article Author Share your expertise with your fellow members by authoring an article for the CDI CareerBytes weekly e-newsletter. We are always looking for articles about careers and business issues ranging from sales, customer service, marketing and entrepreneurialism to recruitment, resume writing, job search, interviewing, assessment and more. If you have an article you would like to submit, or have an idea for an article you would like to write for CDI, please contact us at info@careerdirectors.com. Client Newsletter Article Author Contribute to our Client Newsletter, which you can download and customize from the Members Only section. All it takes is a mini-article of 100-250 words on topics written for job seekers. If you have a mini-article you would like to submit, or have an idea for an article you would like to write for CDI, please contact us at info@careerdirectors.com. CDI Ask the Expert
Volunteers for Careers Following 9/11, CDI (then PRWRA) formulated Volunteers for Careers™, a volunteer-driven program to provide free career services to victims of the catastrophe. An alliance was formed with two other associations, CMI and NRWA, and several thousand volunteers were served. Following Hurricane Katrina, Volunteers for Careers™ was again put into action but this time with the support of eight associations. You can volunteer your time to the victims of this tragedy by going to www.volunteersforcareers.com for more information.
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