I find it helpful, but haven't gotten a lot of work through EFA. On the other hand, part of what I appreciate about membership is the email discussion list. If you're a copyeditor, I also recommend copyediting-l, which is free.
I haven't taken advantage of the educational opportunities through EFA, but there's a lot there. You don't have to be a member to take courses or buy the booklets, but members get a discount.
In pure financial terms, the jobs I've gotten through EFA have more than paid for my annual membership, but not by a huge margin, bearing in mind that membership is a deductible business expense. I suspect that you're more likely to find jobs through the EFA if you have an unusual specialty or skills. The work I've gotten through the EFA has been through the member directory, not the jobs list (those tend to be filled in about two hours, when they don't specify fluency in Chinese, a doctorate in religion, or the like.
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Date: 2018-05-31 08:59 pm (UTC)I haven't taken advantage of the educational opportunities through EFA, but there's a lot there. You don't have to be a member to take courses or buy the booklets, but members get a discount.
In pure financial terms, the jobs I've gotten through EFA have more than paid for my annual membership, but not by a huge margin, bearing in mind that membership is a deductible business expense. I suspect that you're more likely to find jobs through the EFA if you have an unusual specialty or skills. The work I've gotten through the EFA has been through the member directory, not the jobs list (those tend to be filled in about two hours, when they don't specify fluency in Chinese, a doctorate in religion, or the like.