MBCS (Membership of the BCS) listed as desirable in Advert/Application pack

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That's great to see. I shall certainly be making the most of it on my CV and in covering letters/emails.

The generic term "IT Manager" can cover a host of things from 100% hands on to management function only so I see the MBCS as helping to back up the overall picture.

Hope it starts to get mentioned more !

 

Still waiting for the BCS to do something serious for the games industry.

 

I've been a member for four years now. It hasn't done a damn thing for me. Just another card taking up space in my wallet.

I don't see it as remotely beneficial to my career, tbh. I think if I ever had any desire to be a manager - rather than a 'real' nerd then it might be useful to me, or if I was in an academic computing environment it might be helpful.

As it stands, when my membership expires next I won't be bothering to renew it.

 

Surely tho' it's what you make of it ?

I've been involved with professional bodies when I was in financial services and the biggest problem to their evolving and adopting a "modern" approach is the apathy of their members.

If you get involved at a local level and encourage colleagues too as well, alongside the efforts they put in to give you a more "professional" status then surely that can only be an advantage ?

 

Just as a matter of interest, what sort of thing would you envisage they do ?

 

Well, the games industry is closed to the public at large - also organisations specific to the games industry only appear to be known by those actually in the industry. Given that the BCS is an organisation that is supposed to span the representation of all uses of computer technology, it potentially holds an ideal position in spanning the gap between those not in games and those in. If the BCS took advantage of this position we might not be seen as this 'dark, mysterious force' behind games creation. Also, it might take a little bit of the heat off of us over the content that we make for games and why we make certain decision in making them.