# IEEE membership **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 29, 2005, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ieee-membership/173303 "2005-03-29T09:48:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ieee-membership/173303/1 "2005-03-29T09:48:52Z")
Think its worth the $75 membership fee? I’m not sure, although I hope it would help with finding a new job…hhmmmm [http://www.ieee.org/portal/site](http://www.ieee.org/portal/site) ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Dirty\_Georg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7ab992/32.png) [@Old\_Dirty\_Georg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Old_Dirty_Georg)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ieee-membership/173303/2 "2005-03-29T09:55:54Z")
I’m a member, but I did it for the on line training. It’s not the best, but it’s ok if I’m looking for something to do that is semi work related. I have not put it on my resume yet… I got no beef with what I spent for the membership so far. The chicks seem impressed by it. Ok, no they aren’t. ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ieee-membership/173303/3 "2005-03-29T10:18:36Z")
save your moneyq ---
**Author:** ![imported\_weaves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bc8723/32.png) [@imported\_weaves](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_weaves)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ieee-membership/173303/4 "2005-03-29T11:20:03Z")
It probably couldn’t hurt. I’m an ME Student, but I haven’t joined anything yet. I still have a year to go. ---
**Author:** ![Jethro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@Jethro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jethro)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ieee-membership/173303/5 "2005-03-29T14:16:52Z")
> [@weaves](#): > > It probably couldn’t hurt. I’m an ME Student, but I haven’t joined anything yet. I still have a year to go. As a ME I recommend you join ASME and SAE ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ieee-membership/173303/6 "2005-03-29T17:25:21Z")
Join SAE that was interesting. If you have a year to go you can do that as senior project. I took it as an elective. Learned a lot of neat things when i was in it. P.S. Is it engineer’s week yet? ---
**Author:** ![imported\_weaves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bc8723/32.png) [@imported\_weaves](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_weaves)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ieee-membership/173303/7 "2005-03-29T19:04:54Z")
I’m going to do SAE next year. I tried to this year, but didn’t have the time. E week is this week, but I find the whole E week concept pretty gay. ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ieee-membership/173303/8 "2005-03-29T21:50:09Z")
> [@weaves](#): > > I’m going to do SAE next year. I tried to this year, but didn’t have the time. E week is this week, but I find the whole E week concept pretty gay. I know but the only reason care was for the soapbox derby. Can you find out when that is. Just wondered if the car that i built is still there for the IE dept. It was fast but the brakes sucked! ---
**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 3:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ieee-membership/173303/9 "2005-03-30T03:00:31Z")
My opinion is that memberships in a society don’t really help with employment. It’s something to put on a resume, but unless you’re deep in the industry, being a member doesn’t really do anything for you. I dropped my ASME, but might rejoin just to get a good price on life insurance. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 3:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ieee-membership/173303/10 "2005-03-30T03:00:50Z")
My opinion is that memberships in a society don’t really help with employment. It’s something to put on a resume, but unless you’re deep in the industry, being a member doesn’t really do anything for you. I dropped my ASME, but might rejoin just to get a good price on life insurance. Not sure if it’s the same thing with IEEE though. ---
**Author:** ![German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/german_with_a_bowtie/32/5967_2.png) [@German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/German_with_a_Bowtie)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 3:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ieee-membership/173303/11 "2005-03-30T03:18:51Z")
SAE and Six Sigma are definite resume’ builders for Sony. If you don’t have it coming in, you better have it in 6 months or less. ---
**Author:** ![TBeck2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e274bd/32.png) [@TBeck2000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TBeck2000)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ieee-membership/173303/12 "2005-03-30T05:37:36Z")
Professional society memeberships are very important in mining engineering. When I write a technical paper, it helps to get published if they can list a lot of extra stuff after my name (PE, SME, PhD, etc.). I joined SME (Society of Mining Metallurgy and Exploration) once I graduated high school. It helped me get all of my summer jobs at various mines. The best part was the annual meeting where I could meet a lot of people and build a rapport with them. Then again, mining is a much smaller industry so it’s a lot easier to know a majority of the leaders. It’s also easier to take a leadership role in the local section than it would be with a huge society. ---
**Author:** ![Jethro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@Jethro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jethro)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ieee-membership/173303/13 "2005-03-30T15:28:47Z")
> [@TBeck2000](#): > > The best part was the annual meeting where I could meet a lot of people and build a rapport with them. This is one of the bigger roles these societies play. Even if you are in a job you can use it to meet people in similar positions. I know ASME is a good step for the power industry since the boiler and pressure piping code is an ASME document. SAE is good if you are inclined to get into the automotive industry. Six Sigma is not a society. It is a quality control program. Similar to ISO certifications. I’ve never heard of colleges offering anything with six sigma, but it wouldn’t suprise me as it is becoming a big thing. Still not a fan of these quality control programs as they are to focused for most industries. ISO is definately the better of the two. Only way I know of to get experience with either is to work for a company that has implimented them. ---
**Author:** ![German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/german_with_a_bowtie/32/5967_2.png) [@German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/German_with_a_Bowtie)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ieee-membership/173303/14 "2005-03-30T19:00:01Z")
> [@Jethro](#): > > Six Sigma is not a society. It is a quality control program. Similar to ISO certifications. I’ve never heard of colleges offering anything with six sigma, but it wouldn’t suprise me as it is becoming a big thing. Still not a fan of these quality control programs as they are to focused for most industries. ISO is definately the better of the two. Only way I know of to get experience with either is to work for a company that has implimented them. In my experience, 8 years for Sony Electronics, 7 years with General Electric Nuclear Energy…Your not getting past entry/associate engineer without at least a green belt in Six Sigma. > **[Lean Six Sigma Training and Certification | Air Academy Associates](https://airacad.com/)** > > Get trained and certified in Lean Six Sigma with Air Academy Associates, industry leaders. Learn to improve processes, reduce waste, and drive real results. Enroll today! In the electronics industry, ISO is a marketing tool with generic auditing. I guess everyone will have a different opinion on this, if your in school or a recent graduate intern at a leader in your target industry. Then develop your resume based on the leaders inside that company. ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ieee-membership/173303/15 "2005-03-30T21:56:01Z")
The best thing you can do is Co-Op. That is where I made the mistake and did not have any relevant work experience when I graduated. The economy shit the bed and companies could pick and choose who they wanted since there was a good supply of candidates and minimal opening. Experience is much more useful than any societies IMO. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_weaves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bc8723/32.png) [@imported\_weaves](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_weaves)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ieee-membership/173303/16 "2005-03-30T22:28:45Z")
I already have a year of co-op experience, and am going back there this summer. I think it’s a great program. ---
**Author:** ![Jethro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@Jethro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jethro)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ieee-membership/173303/17 "2005-03-31T16:49:35Z")
> [@GeneralG](#): > > In my experience, 8 years for Sony Electronics, 7 years with General Electric Nuclear Energy…Your not getting past entry/associate engineer without at least a green belt in Six Sigma. Only if you are in a manufacturing environment. Working in a power generation plant, little over three years there (Almost 4 out of school) and I already have gotten past the entry level position. It’s all about playing the game and changing jobs. I should be going to yet another company in a year or two. Probably call that one home for a while in order to settle down and move on in other parts of life…