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Here are some Recruiting Tips to Use

TIPS

Recruiting a new SLA member can be easier than you think. Here are a few tips to keep in mind.

1. Become familiar with all the benefits of SLA Membership
   SLA membership offers career resources, opportunities to network, access to specialized learning and idea exchanges not available anywhere else. You can also direct them to the SLA website, www.sla.org to find out more about SLA events, benefits and opportunities.
   
   
2. Share your SLA experience
   One of the best ways to recruit a colleague is by telling them a story about one of the ways SLA membership has helped enhance your career. Whether it was an article you read recently in Information Outlook®, an idea you picked up at a Chapter or Division meeting, or a new job you found through the SLA Career Center - share your SLA experience. It will really help convince them of the value of SLA membership.
   
   Is there someone you haven't seen in a while? Maybe a former member has let their membership lapse. Contact him/her and let them know that you miss them and the contribution they made. You can remind them of the benefits they are missing since their membership has lapsed. Check the SLA membership directory for those who SHOULD be members.
   

3. Provide the Recruit-a-Member Campaign Application
   Go to the Toolkit to find the template e-mail to send to everyone you want to introduce to SLA membership. There is a special Campaign Online Application; make sure they know to put your name in the "Referred By" area.
   
   This template includes a section where you can personalize with your own message about your SLA membership experience or just introduce yourself. In this section you can include the website address of your Chapter or Division to help give them more information about involvement in SLA.
   
   The email includes a special Campaign Application. Or, if you prefer to send your own email, just make sure to include the address for the Campaign Application, www.sla.org/recruitamember.
   
   This application includes a line for the recruit to include your name as the member who has referred them for membership. This line MUST BE COMPLETED for you to receive credit toward the prizes to be awarded.

4. Follow up to Make Sure the Application has been Sent
   All paid new member applications must be received no later than 31 December 2007, to count toward your recruitment effort. There are a number of great SLA events happening in 2008. Make sure your recruits get their applications in so they don't miss out on SLA opportunities.

5. Send a Thank You and Let Them Know You Appreciate Support for SLA
   A quick note or an email is always a great way to say "Thanks." And, as the SLA referring member, you can be a career mentor as well.