Essentials of AHMP Social Networking

We are currently in a period of a major tectonic technological shift in the methods and technologies used in professional communication. As hazardous materials professionals, we must learn these new concepts or be collectively left behind as a professional discipline.

Now is the time to learn and begin utilizing Social Networking. Your proactive decision to invest time and effort in the brave new world of Social Networking will probably be one of the best investments you will ever make during your career.

By definition, Social Networking is making personal contacts with other people. It is a way for your peers to know who you are and what value you bring to our hazardous materials profession. Essentials of how to increase your professional niche amongst your peers through use of social networking tools will be presented. By using Social Networking in the correct manner, you will increase the potential for becoming recognized within your organization and your profession. Note that recognition translates into value, which has a direct correlation with compensation.

These new communication methods are making past techniques obsolete. Rules of “how to play the game” are changing. Our traditional methods may be considered dull and archaic preventing us from developing the rapport needed with the next generation who use Social Networking techniques to the max. Note that the average CHMM today is almost 50 years old. If we don’t find a way to communicate and connect with the next generation of hazardous materials professionals, our AHMP membership will decline!