Honor Societies

[xJesusx56]

Are they worth joining? I've been invited to join a few, but at $70-$90 apiece, they seem kind or pricey unless you get some benefit from them.


Opinions?

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

I was in two. One I paid some sort of fee and the other the school covered. I don't think either helped or hurt.

 

[YankeeVol]

It's more for self accomplishment

 

[xJesusx56]

It's more for self accomplishment

That's kind of how I feel about them. I just didn't know if I was missing some kind of benefit of being in them.

 

[GreveHaller]

a resume booster. Keep in mind things like this are used for one thing - to keep you from being rejected from a job. If don't have a decent bank of previous work experience it might keep your name in the running for a position

 

[ATC_VOL]

I joined one during grad school just to have something extra to put on a resume. And got some extra bling to wear during graduation.

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

As someone who's looked at hundreds of post grad degree recipients' resumes in the past decade I can also add that it doesn't register much with me. Some of my (eh-hem) older colleagues will put some stock in Phi Beta Kappa while the people who've been in school more recently tend to not.

 

[SDV]

I would do it. Always good to have as many brag pieces as possible

 

[xJesusx56]

I thought about joining the one for being in the top 10% just for resume and grad school application purposes. Otherwise I don't really see a point.

 

[Biopsyman]

It means nothing as your working career progress's. It all about your network and work experience and how you project into the next opportunity

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

I suppose it's different for the type of job one is seeking but my biggest turnoff in an interview is the person who tries to project as an overly ambitious go getter when there's nothing but fluff on the resume. Don't tell me how you're a workaholic if you haven't worked actual paying jobs throughout your adult life. And please for the love of all that is Holy don't tell me that your greatest weakness is that you have to work on a project until you think it's perfect, especially if your application materials have errors in them. I like a good bs'r as much as anyone but I won't green light anyone I don't trust.