Membership

Who can join: The membership is open to career professionals interested in career resources. Although our meetings are held in the Boston area, members outside this region can benefit by receiving copies of the minutes and resource listings.

Why you should join:
CRMA can provide you with opportunities such as scholarships, membership lists, bibliographies and access to our list server.

Meetings: CRMA meets meets twice a year to evaluate and discuss career resources, plan future meetings, network, and conduct business. Members often bring bibliographies and references to share with the group. Meetings are held in the Boston, Massachusetts area.

Conference: The two-day conference, held every other year in odd numbered years, is attended by career professionals from across the United States. It gives participants the opportunity to network, share information, and attend presentations.

Scholarships: The CRMA Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the availability of one scholarship to attend a career resource and information conference each year except for CRMA conferences. All CRMA members except the Scholarship Committee and the Steering Committee are eligible to make a written request for conference funding for an amount not to exceed $1500. (There were no recipients in 2007).

The 2006 Scholarship Recipients were:

Jennifer Payne of Sterling College in Craftsbury Common, VT will be
attending the NACE National Meeting in Anaheim, CA on May 30 to June 2, 2006.

Kelly Jo Woodside of Simmons College in Boston, MA will be attending
Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers Conference in Norfolk, VA on August 6 to 9, 2006.

For a CRMA Conference Scholarship Application, please click on the following link:

Scholarship Application Form

Completed applications should be mailed to the Committee at the address
indicated on the scholarship form. The CRMA Scholarship Committee is
responsible for selecting a recipient of the scholarship. Entries will not
be returned. The funded recipient must submit a detailed report of each
conference session attended which will be distributed to the membership by the end of the calendar year. The recipient may also report at a CRMA
meeting.

Membership List: CRMA is an organization with over 125 members, all professionals active in the field of career resources in the academic world as well as the public and private sectors. CRMA members have access to the extensive membership list of the association. This invaluable networking tool lists names, job titles, institutional affiliation, and contact information.

Bibliographies: Some of our career librarians compile extensive bibliographies of both print and Internet career resources which are shared at CRMA meetings and/or distributed in the meeting's minutes.

Listserv: CRMA has an electronic mailing list (listserv) for its members which enables discussion of current issues and timely exchange of information among career resource professionals.

How to join:
If you would like to become a member, please mail the form below along with a check payable to Career Resource Managers Association, to Lisa Morency, CRMA secretary, at the address specified on the membership form.

Downloadable Document: in MS Word format for your convenience!

Membership Form