Business Professionals of America (BPA) is the first professional organization I became a member of. I was introduced to BPA 1998, while attending ISU College of Technology. BPA prepared me for the workforce in areas such as leadership, citizenship, academics and technological skills.
As a member I was given the opportunity to an compete in regional and state conferences. I had an amazing opportunity to travel to Boise with my college classmates to compete in state competitions. I placed third in the state mathematics competition. Many of my classmates participated in Nationals.
BPA has five divisions of membership. The divisions of membership include College/Post-secondary, High School/Secondary, Middle Level (middle school), Alumni, and Professionals.
- Opportunites to explore career options
- Keeps you up to date with the newest information
- Attendance at annual conferences
- Opportunities to receive scholarships
- Seminars and Webinars
- Learn professional ethics and behaviors
- Networking with students, businesses, and professionals
- Opportunities to participate in service projects
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I would like to know more about how you were introduced to Business Professionals of America. Was it something that you stumbled upon or did you have friends that were doing it already? This sounds like a great program and sounds like it was very helpful. I would be interested to learn more about this.
ReplyDeleteI would like to more about how the Business Professionals of America helped you personally in your career other than the leadership, citizenship and technology skills? It is because I am interested of how this organization would give benefits to professionals like you. Another thing, have you considered seeing yourself as very active member of the organization in the near future? You have really provided an interesting fact of the BPA organization.
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