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GOLD Member Benefits and Opportunities

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Young professionals have a wide variety of member benefits & opportunities available to them through IEEE membership. These member benefits are intended to help young professionals grow professionally, enhance technical knowledge, and become involved in community. 

 

Career Programs and Opportunities

IEEE GOLD Member benefits and opportunities for career enhancement include Webinars, Mentoring, Networking, GOLDRush Newsletter, IEEE JobSite, Volunteer Leader Development, and participation in IEEE’s Public Visibility Initiative.

 
Webinars: IEEE GOLD hosts monthly webinars on topics ranging from professional development to life skills development to humanitarian initiatives. These webinar sessions are presented by experts in their fields, recorded for on-demand viewing, and offered to the IEEE GOLD community as a member benefit. 

    Register for a session today.  
 
Mentoring: IEEE Mentoring Connection provides higher-grade IEEE members with the opportunity of enhance their career skills through peer guidance. Experienced professionals are encouraged to act as mentors to guide recent graduates and young professionals. Young professionals can become a mentee and form professional development partnerships with IEEE members to learn career-enhancing skills. 

     More information on the Mentoring Connection.

Networking: IEEE memberNet™ is an exclusive networking tool for IEEE members. All 400,000+ IEEE members can be found by name and member grade and can enhance their profile with to participate with additional professional experiences and background information. Search for IEEE members based on technical and geographic affiliations, affinities, and more. 

     Connect and expand your IEEE network through memberNet™ today.
 
GOLDRush Newsletter: IEEE GOLD publishes a quarterly newsletter covering GOLD news from around the world, professional development topics, and IEEE opportunities for GOLD members. GOLDRush also accepts IEEE GOLD member contributed articles on topics ranging from humanitarian activity to career experiences. 

     Read the most recent edition.          
 
IEEE Career and Employment Resources: Whether you are looking for a new job, seeking help on writing a resume, looking for tips on interview preparation, or identifying continuing education credit opportunities, IEEE Career and Employment Resources has the answers. 
 
IEEE Job Site: Search exclusive job postings for IEEE members from leading technology companies. 
 
Volunteer Leader Development: Volunteers are an essential part of the IEEE organization. IEEE GOLD is always looking for members interested in participating, planning, organizing, and leading GOLD programs and member benefits. Becoming engaged in the GOLD community as a leader is rewarding, career enhancing, and a fun opportunity to network and engage with fellow IEEE members and leaders. 
 

Public Visibility Initiative: IEEE’s Public Visibility Initiative aims to increase public understanding of how engineering, computing & technology benefit humanity. Now seeking Technical Experts in consumer electronics/gaming, education, sustainable energy/world, space, infrastructure, and healthcare to participate in media opportunities around the world.

 
 

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Community Programs and Opportunities

  • IEEE GOLD Member benefits geared towards community involvement include STEP program events, Humanitarian Initiatives, and Local GOLD Affinity Groups. 
     
    STEP Program: The IEEE Student Transition Elevation Partnership (STEP) Program was formed in partnership with GOLD and Student Activities to recognize graduating students and provide an introduction to the local IEEE GOLD community. Transitioning from a student to a young professional is often challenging – having a professional home within the IEEE GOLD community is essential in the onset of a career. STEP events often include networking sessions and feature local IEEE GOLD member in the form of speakers and participants alike. 

         More information on the STEP Program.
      
    Local GOLD Affinity Groups: Over 40% of IEEE Sections have a GOLD Affinity Group, which means that IEEE GOLD members have local community representation. Many GOLD Affinity Groups maintain local GOLD websites, Facebook pages, and LinkedIn groups. Look for your region or section’s GOLD groups and get involved to enhance your IEEE member experience. 

 
 

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Technical Programs and Opportunities

IEEE GOLD Member benefits revolving around technical programs and opportunities include Expert Now Tutorials, IEEE.tv, Technical Chapters, GOLD tracks and programs at technical events, technical speakers, IEEE publications, and Society membership. 

 
Expert Now Tutorials: IEEE Expert Now is a series of engaging and highly interactive online learning courses based on the best IEEE educational tutorials and workshops from IEEE conferences around the world. These courses, brought to you by the IEEE Xplore® digital library, have been developed by recognized experts in a wide range of engineering and research technologies.  

     More information on Expert Now Tutorials.
 
IEEE.tv: Made possible by the members of IEEE, IEEE.tv is an award-winning Internet-based television network.  IEEE.tv produces and delivers special-interest programming about technology and engineering for the benefit of IEEE’s member and the general public. Transcripts of all IEEE.tv programs are available exclusively for IEEE members. 

     View IEEE.tv programming.
 

 
 

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Recent Webinar Programs

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