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Whether or not to become an ISM member will most likely be the easiest question you face through the Certified Purchasing Management (C.P.M.) process. ISM members enjoy substantial savings, including discounts on all exam registrations, study materials, review classes, seminars, conferences, online learning, and application fees.

Regular members also receive discounts on C.P.M. review classes and other seminars/conferences that their local affiliate may sponsor.

The monetary benefits are obvious; however, there are many more solid reasons to become a member of ISM. When you join ISM, you join a group of 40,000+ colleagues in the field, furthering not only your role in the profession, but the profession as a whole. It’s a career advancement and networking tool that is, simply, unmatched.

When preparing for the exams, ISM members have a definite advantage:
Members receive ISM’s monthly magazine Inside Supply Management ® — free. Certain articles contain “Exam Alerts” which let you know that a particular article covers topics in a C.P.M. Exam module. Membership also includes full online access to these articles - footnoted with C.P.M. Exam module alerts: www.ism.ws/Pubs/ISMMag/ISMArticleIndex.cfm.

Another exclusive membership benefit is free access to ISM Resource Guides. Each guide includes 5-10 articles from various ISM publications, links to other relevant Web sites, and suggested reading with contact information from a variety of other sources. Many of the topics are relevant to the C.P.M. Exam: www.ism.ws/Seminars/ResourceGuides.cfm.

The Journal of Supply Chain Management also has an archive on the ISM Web site. Many of these articles are relevant to the exams as well, and are available to members only: www.ism.ws/Pubs/journalscm/JournalArticleIndex.cfm.

Finally, ISM membership links you to numerous networking opportunities each year on the local, national and global levels. Interact with other supply professionals in person or in the comfort of your own home via the ISM Web site.

Once you’ve attained your C.P.M., ISM can help you put this expertise to work through the ISM Online Career Center. This newly revamped service is free to ISM regular members, allowing them to create a profile, post their résumés, search job postings, have their résumés critiqued, and receive a 10 percent discount on other career services provided by the Best Impressions, Inc. career expert: www.ism.ws/CareerCenter/index.cfm.

Considering that all of this is just a portion of the benefits offered to ISM members, it’s easy to see why more than 40,000 supply management professionals from around the world call ISM their professional institute of choice. Make the correct choice and join today: www.ism.ws/secure/membership/applyonline.cfm or at www.napmoc.org.