IEEE - Recruitment Best Practices

Advertise Section and Chapter events effectively. Get your event covered in a local newspaper. If people see your advertisement, it may spark their interest in attending your event and joining IEEE.
Bring a friend or colleague to a Section or Chapter meeting.
Include membership recruitment reminders in Section and Chapter newsletters
Plan joint Section/Chapter activities with Student Branches for Spring and Fall. Highlight career discussion exchanges with students and also emphasize the importance of continued IEEE membership after graduation.
Demonstrate the capabilities of IEEE Xplore (R) at Chapter meetings
Visit the Section/Chapter Support site or the Unit Officer Training site for more information on Section management, Section newsletters, officer training and the dynamics of running an effective meeting.

Initiate GOLD Affinity Groups in Sections to foster a greater "sense of belonging" to young professionals while also providing these members with leadership opportunities.
Contact graduating Students and invite them to a Section meeting. Form a committee comprised of members from various IEEE employers in the Section available to act as company liaisons or IEEE mentors for these new members.
Have your Section's SAMIEEE offficer provide your outreach volunteers with the names of graduating students and new members to be contacted each month.
Contact a representative at a local college or university to announce special IEEE Student rates, networking or career growth opportunities.
Sponsor a job fair or career workshop and invite graduating Student members where they can network and learn of the values of IEEE membership.

Aggressively promote IEEE membership during technical conferences . Distribute IEEE membership applications to conference attendees or encourage them to apply online.
Use the half-year dues period as a peak recruitment time. This allows people to test IEEE membership for a smaller initial monetary outlay. New members pay half-year dues when they sign up from 1 March through 31 August. Services commence immediately upon joining and continue through December of that year. A member joining in March receives a bonus of 4 months of extra service above and beyond the six months they are paying for.
Announce and provide information on the Member-Get-A-Member and Student-Get-A-Student Programs at Section, Student Branch and Chapter meetings.
Use the Conference Membership Recruitment Program to offer a free Society membership to anyone who joins IEEE at a conference. This program runs from 1 September through 15 August.
Run programs concurrent with National Engineers Week (EWeek). IEEE Sections can sponsor exhibits, local science fairs and contests to promote this week-long technical event in February.

With company permission, post notices of IEEE activities on office bulletin boards and electronic communication. Submit articles on employee IEEE involvement and and show how this can reap benefits for the company, too.
Conduct a Professional Society Day and have a table exhibit of IEEE benefits and services such as IEEE continuing education courses and Standards committee participation.
Share positive IEEE experiences with your colleagues during professional meetings. This will show potential members what IEEE means to you.
Plan national engineering days and week-long celebration displays and exhibits for local schools and businesses.

Recruitment Best Practices