29 Start on Campus • Identify leadership opportunities • Participate in a Registered Student Opportunity (RSO) davenport.edu/student-life/ rsos-community • Locate an RSO that interests you, or start one! • Participate in Student Government • Identify volunteer opportunities—ask your advisor for opportunities on campus • Get involved on campus and build your future network • Leadership, teamwork and community involvement all start on your campus • Employers look for candidates who know how to get involved and have an impact Professional Associations • Join a professional association that’s related to your field of study • Check careeronestop.org for a listing of 1,277 national and international associations (many offer state chapters) Volunteer Work • You may already be involved in your community as a volunteer • Show progressive growth in current volunteer roles is seen similarly to being promoted in the workplace • Maintain your community service while you are in college • Transfer it or stick with it­ —look for growth opportunities • Accept larger roles and build your leadership skills • Build your résumé • Make a difference • Be a person employers look for; someone with the ability to connect with the community PROFESSIONALCONNECTIONS ASSOCIATIONS&COMMUNITYENGAGEMENT Professional Associations • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) • American Nurses Association (ANA) • American Staffing Association (ASA) • Project Management Institute (PMI) • American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) • Risk Management Association (RMA) • CPA Firm Management Association (CPAFMA) • American Marketing Association (AMA) • National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) • American Accounting Association • Association for Information Technology Professionals (CompTIA AITP) • American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA) • National Association of Programmers (NAP) • National Restaurant Association • American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) • Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) • National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) • International Association for Computer Information Systems (IACIS) • Advanced Education for Investment & Wealth Professionals (IMCA) • American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) 29