auscguy

Hi,
Last year, I joined an electrical and computer engineering honor society called Eta Kappa Nu. They only accept ppl who are in top 1/3 in junior class 1/4 in senior class and grad students. And my univeristy's president and the guy my school named after are both members. They say that we will be able to use their network to find jobs and employers like hiring us. However, I am not too happy about the membership fee.

I just like to know that how much of been a member of a honor society really going to help me in the future and is it really a big deal? I have no idea.

thanks!

ish718

I'm pretty sure it will look impressive to employers knowing you were one of the top students. And the networking advantage of being a member will most likely land you a job easier. Make sure you do a internship/co-op as well

aibarr

The honor societies are a reasonably big deal. I was inducted into chi epsilon (the civil engineering one) as an undergrad and it's been a nice thing to have on my resume.

If swinging the membership fee is going to cause you financial problems, you might want to talk to the faculty sponsor of your chapter. I know that we used to reserve some of our annual budget for people who really couldn't afford membership but really deserved to be in the society... They might do something like that with your society. Maybe not, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

Saxonthebeach6

I don't know about HKN at other universities, but at Cal HKN is the ****. They hook you up with the top firms (Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, etc), help you with your resume, guide you in mock interviews, and tons of other benefits. If the cost isn't too much I would definitely join.

Plus, having an honor society on your resume can never hurt.

ken285

I've heard stories about having Chi Epsilon on resumes helping people with job hunting. And I believe my chapter had something similar to what aibarr mentioned about financial difficulties.