What does "Membership of Professional Institutes" mean on a job application form?

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  1. NinjaBread's Avatar
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    What does "Membership of Professional Institutes" mean on a job application form?
    What does that mean :confused:
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    Re: What does "Membership of Professional Institutes" mean on a job application form?
    (Original post by NinjaBread)
    What does that mean :confused:
    It means are you a member of an organisation which represents a profession, often ot sets the standards for professional qualification and standards

    You are very unlikely to be unless you are something like a Doctor, Lawyer, Architect, Accountant etc
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    Re: What does "Membership of Professional Institutes" mean on a job application form?
    Or an Engineer (mechanical, electrical, electronic, civil), or a Logistician, or a Nurse, or a Physiotherapist or lots of other professions.
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    Basically, if you don't know what it means, it probably doesn't apply to you!
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    Re: What does "Membership of Professional Institutes" mean on a job application form?
    i.e are you a member of the chartered institute of...
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    Re: What does "Membership of Professional Institutes" mean on a job application form?
    Ah ok thanks for explaining
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