HRMAC members are our best advocates for all the association has to offer. You know best how to find HR professionals who are leading - or will lead - the field into the future. As a HRMAC member, you understand the link between your HRMAC experience and the value to your organization as well as your own career.

• Purpose
• Recognition and Rewards
• Recruiting Tips and Techniques
• Membership Promotional Materials
• Successful HRMAC Recruiters!

WHY ADD MEMBERS? AS MEMBERSHIP GROWS,  HRMAC IS BETTER POSITIONED TO:

• further its goal of inspiring workplace leadership by helping members share ideas, collaborate with peers and build new relationships;
• expand its educational offerings and networking opportunities;
• increase the knowledge base and networking circles and bring forward innovative ideas and unique perspectives;
• strengthen its voice in the Chicagoland HR and business communities.

WHY SHOULD YOU BECOME A HRMAC RECRUITER?  FOR ALL THESE REASONS…

• Pride in your profession - advance the HR profession and a colleague’s career by opening the door to HRMAC!
• Promote your professional association - 97% of HRMAC members surveyed said they would recommend membership in HRMAC to their peers. Here’s your chance to get the word out about HRMAC and all your company has gained from membership and your active participation.
• Prizes!  Recruit just one new member and you’re a winner!

HOW DO YOU RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS?  IT'S SIMPLE!

1. Identify prospective HRMAC members*. 

A list of current members is available at www.hrmac.org/membership/memberlist. Check out our Recruiting Tips and Techniques to get started!

*New members are defined as organizations that are not dues-paying members of HRMAC and have not been dues-paying members for at least one year.

2. Contact your prospect about HRMAC membership.

Make a phone call then send an email with a link to HRMAC’s membership page, www.hrmac.org/membership/recruitment.asp
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Send a letter with a hard copy of the membership application.

Download a sample email, sample letter and membership application by clicking on the links at the bottom of this page. REMEMBER - your name must appear on the application form in the section “Referred by…” in order to get credit for the new member.

3. Follow up with your prospect to ask if they have any questions about the application and gently remind them again of the benefits of HRMAC membership.  
4. Recruit-A-Member rewards will be based on the number of points earned during the program. Points will be tabulated and prizes awarded at the conclusion of the 2007 program.

Earn a Starbuck's gift card for every new member you recruit!

HRMAC Recruiters will be recognized on an ongoing basis in HR Leader and on the HRMAC website.

Let's reach out and get more companies connected to HRMAC and its members in the Chicagoland HR community!  

For more information, contact Pam Marshall at 312.981.6790.

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• Assemble of a list of colleagues whose companies are eligible to join HRMAC, but are not yet members. A list of current HRMAC members is available at www.hrmac.org/membership/memberlist .
• Tell one new colleague about HRMAC at each professional function you attend.
• Talk to vendors. Remind them that membership in HRMAC is a great way to develop new business and make new contacts, as well as keep up-to-date on developments in the HR field.
• Ask your vendors for leads - they have strong connections to corporate HR staff.
• Browse local organization directories for potential members.
• Be so familiar with the benefits of HRMAC membership that they roll off your tongue! Print a list of benefits  to hand out to prospects.
• Refer your prospect to www.hrmac.org for more information and to join on-line.
• Keep HRMAC membership recruitment at the forefront of your mind at all times! Keep membership applications handy - print some now! 

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Below are materials to help you promote HRMAC membership and support your recruitment efforts! Please feel free to personalize the recruitment letter or email.