WHAT IS A PROFESSIONAL BODY?
This is an organization of defined and specialized career fields who have come together to promote the interest of members in the same or related career endeavors. Although you may not be aware of them all, virtually every career path or discipline has got a professional body. either within the country or at the international level. To ensure a formidable career development, it is gainful to belong to one or more of these professional career organisations.
In today's career world full of job opportunities, much attention has shifted to professionalization of any chosen career. The lucrativeness of most job offers are determined to a large extent on paper qualifications - membership of professional bodies are credential boosters.
In pursuing a successful career, it is advised that even at the undergraduate level, students must begin to osught out the appropriate professional organisations to belong to. At this nascent stage of career development, most professional bodies have developed their respective undergraduate levels of engagements to catch the minds of the young ones early.
Belonging to a professional body boosts your paper credentials - Curriculum Vitae or CV. However one undergoes some intensive classes, tutorship and strenuous examinations before being confirmed worthy of membership into any professional body. Depending on their area of specialization, proficiency tests are administered to ascertain candidates' eligibility of membership. Therefore belonging to a professional body ensures an upgrade of one's intellect and knowledge of professional standards.
A smart choice in career development and successful employment after brief job hunting entails among other things, belonging to a professional body. Most job interviews are conducted with more preferences allotted to candidates who have professionalized by belonging to relevant professional bodies.
Certifications from different professional bodies go a long way to promote one's level of expertise in the industries, academia and other fields of career endeavors.
There are so many professional bodies in Nigeria, responsible for different fields or academic discipline. The Nigerian Society of Engineers NSE is the professional body responsible for the promotion of engineering in Nigeria. The Nigeria Institute of Management NIM is the professional body for the promotion and organisation of Managers and Administrators in Nigeria. The list of professional bodies both in Nigeria and the rest of the world may be inexhaustible and it pays to identify and belong to your appropriate professional body for optimum career development.
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